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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.SL.TZ2.1
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
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Question

A stone falls from rest to the bottom of a water well of depth d. The time t taken to fall is 2.0 ±0.2 s. The depth of the well is calculated to be 20 m using d = \(\frac{1}{2}\)at 2. The uncertainty in a is negligible.

What is the absolute uncertainty in d?

A.  ± 0.2 m

B.  ± 1 m

C.  ± 2 m

D.  ± 4 m

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties » 1.2 – Uncertainties and errors
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