Imagine an experiment where you measure the width, length and height of a box, in centimeters. Additionally, you estimate an uncertainty (error) in each measurement. The goal is to calculate the box's volume and the propagated error in the volume. Suppose you measure the box's width, W = 13 cm, length, L = 29 cm and height, H = 9 cm. These values have errors (in centimeters) of ow = 0.2, o = 0.1 and oH= 0.1. Calculate the propagated error in the volume. Enter a whole number (an integer) of cubic centimeters.

Imagine an experiment where you measure the width, length and height of a box, in centimeters. Additionally, you estimate an uncertainty (error) in each measurement. The goal is to calculate the box's volume and the propagated error in the volume. Suppose you measure the box's width, W = 13 cm, length, L = 29 cm and height, H = 9 cm. These values have errors (in centimeters) of ow = 0.2, o = 0.1 and oH= 0.1. Calculate the propagated error in the volume. Enter a whole number (an integer) of cubic centimeters.

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Imagine an experiment where you measure the width, length and height of a box, in centimeters.
Additionally, you estimate an uncertainty (error) in each measurement. The goal is to calculate the
box's volume and the propagated error in the volume.
Suppose you measure the box's width, W = 13 cm, length, L = 29 cm and height, H = 9 cm.
These values have errors (in centimeters) of ow = 0.2, o̟ = 0.1 and oH = 0.1.
Calculate the propagated error in the volume. Enter a whole number (an integer) of cubic
centimeters.

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