a) A simple spring is used to measure force. The spring is considered to be linear, so the F = kx, where F is the force in Newton, k is the spring constant in Newton per centimeter, and x is displacement in cm. If x = 20.0 t 1.25 cm andk 800 t 16 N/cm, calculate the maximum possible error and the uncertainty of the measured force in absolute (dimensional) and relative (%) terms.

a) A simple spring is used to measure force. The spring is considered to be linear, so the F = kx, where F is the force in Newton, k is the spring constant in Newton per centimeter, and x is displacement in cm. If x = 20.0 t 1.25 cm andk 800 t 16 N/cm, calculate the maximum possible error and the uncertainty of the measured force in absolute (dimensional) and relative (%) terms.

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