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Chapter 1: Q27PE (page 33)

The length and width of a rectangular room are measured to be\({\bf{3}}.{\bf{955}}{\rm{ }} \pm {\rm{ }}{\bf{0}}.{\bf{005m}}\)and \({\bf{3}}.{\bf{050}}{\rm{ }} \pm {\rm{ }}{\bf{0}}.{\bf{005m}}\). Calculate the area of the room and its uncertainty in square meters.

Short Answer

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The area of this room is \(12.062{\rm{ }}{m^2}\).

Step by step solution

01

Definition of area

The area of the room is defined by length multiplied by width.

Given data:

Consider the given data as below.

Length of the room,\(L = 3.955 \pm 0.005{\rm{ }}m\)

Width of the room, \(W = 3.050 \pm 0.005{\rm{ }}m\)

02

 Calculating area of the room

Area id defines as below.

Area of this room =Length x width

\(\begin{aligned}{c}A &= L \times W\\ = \left( {3.955 \pm 0.005{\rm{ }}m} \right) \times \left( {3.050 \pm 0.005{\rm{ }}m} \right)\\ &= 12.062{\rm{ }}{m^2}\end{aligned}\)

Hence, the area of this room is\(12.062{\rm{ }}{m^2}\).

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