After carrying out repeated measurements for the height of a building and making the calculations, the values 46.857 m and 1.272 m were obtained for the principal value and the uncertainty, respectively. The correct measurement result is: a) (46 ± 1.2) m b) (46.8 ± 1.3) m c) (46.9 ± 1.3) m d) (46.9 ± 1) Pa

After carrying out repeated measurements for the height of a building and making the calculations, the values 46.857 m and 1.272 m were obtained for the principal value and the uncertainty, respectively. The correct measurement result is: a) (46 ± 1.2) m b) (46.8 ± 1.3) m c) (46.9 ± 1.3) m d) (46.9 ± 1) Pa

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