A student measures the width of a table as 1.2 m with a possible error of 0.02 m. What is the range of the true width?

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A student measures the width of a table as 1.2 m with a possible error of 0.02 m. What is the range of the true width?
  1. 1.18 m to 1.22 m
  2. 1.20 m to 1.22 m
  3. 1.20 m to 1.24 m
  4. 1.18 m to 1.20 m

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Q: A student measures the width of a table as 1.2 m with a possible error of 0.02 m. What is the range of the true width?
Solution: True width = Measured value ± Absolute error = 1.2 ± 0.02 gives the range 1.18 m to 1.22 m.
Steps: 5

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