Question 12An optical track for a new physics experiment was measured using a high tech laser. Itwas found to be 2.71828 m long with an uncertainty of 0.05432 m. Find the relativeuncertainty for this measurement:0.02(0.018)0.02 mO (2.72 + 0.05) mO (2.71828 + 0.05432) mO 0.019

Given data: Measured value = 2.71828 m Absolute uncertainty = 0.05432 m Required: The relative…

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An optical track for a new physics experiment was measured using a high tech laser. It was found to be 2.71828 m long with an uncertainty of 0.05432 m. Find the relative uncertainty for this measurement: 0.02 (0.018) 0.02 m O (2.72 + 0.05) m O (2.71828 + 0.05432) m O 0.019