Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 31, Problem 62RCQ
To determine
If the given case is an extreme example of alternating which we measure or an example of academic misbehavior.
Case: To measure the exact age of Old Methuselah, the oldest living tree in the world, a Nevada professor of dendrology, aided by an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, cut the tree down in 1965 and counted its rings.
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