--------------------------------------------------------------------------       RELATIVE UNCERTAINTIES COIN Relative Uncertainty in mass δm/m (%)  Relative Uncertainty in Diameter δd/d (%)  Relative Uncertainty in Thickness δt/t (%)  SIG. FIGS.       Dime ? ? ? Penny ? ? ? Quarter ? ? ?   COIN Relative Uncertainty in Volume δV/V = 2*δd/d + δt/t (%) Relative Uncertainty in Mass Density δρ/ρ = δV/V + δm/m (%)

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USING DATA FROM THE US MINT      
  US MINT DATA US MINT DATA US MINT DATA
COIN  Measured MASS m (grams) Measured Diameter d (mm) Measured Thickness t (mm)
SIG. FIGS.      
Dime 2.268 17.91 1.35
Penny 2.500 19.05 1.52
Quarter 5.670 24.26 1.75
       

 

  Volume Mass Density
Dime 0.34cm3 6.6706 g/cm3
Penny 0.4332cm3 5.77 g/cm3
Quarter 0.81 cm3 7 g/cm3

Uncertainties

COIN Uncertainty in mass δm (grams) (taken as EXACT) Uncertainty in Diameter δd (mm) (taken as EXACT) Uncertainty in Thickness δt (mm) (taken as EXACT)
SIG FIGS      

dime

0.001 0.01 0.01
penny 0.001 0.01 0.01
quarter 0.001 0.01 0.01

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      RELATIVE UNCERTAINTIES
COIN Relative Uncertainty in mass δm/m (%)  Relative Uncertainty in Diameter δd/d (%)  Relative Uncertainty in Thickness δt/t (%) 
SIG. FIGS.      
Dime ? ? ?
Penny ? ? ?
Quarter ? ? ?

 

COIN Relative Uncertainty in Volume δV/V = 2*δd/d + δt/t (%) Relative Uncertainty in Mass Density δρ/ρ = δV/V + δm/m (%)
SIG. FIGS.    
Dime ? ?
Penny ? ?
Quarter ? ?
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