Katie is learning how to do a cartwheel on the beam in gymnastics. She is practicing on a line on the floor, and her coach is looking at how close her foot is landing relative to the line. On the first attempt, she is 3 inches to the right of the line. On the second attempt, she is 9 inches to the left. On the third try she is exactly on the line. 1)What would the absolute error be (in inches)? 2) What would the constant error be (in inches) Assume the right would be positive and left would be negative. Make sure your answer includes the correct sign

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Katie is learning how to do a cartwheel on the beam in gymnastics. She is practicing on a line on the floor, and her coach is looking at how close her foot is landing relative to the line. On the first attempt, she is 3 inches to the right of the line. On the second attempt, she is 9 inches to the left. On the third try she is exactly on the line. 1)What would the absolute error be (in inches)? 2) What would the constant error be (in inches) Assume the right would be positive and left would be negative. Make sure your answer includes the correct sign.
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