You're measuring the velocity of an object by measuring that it takes 1 second to travel 1.2

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2022-06-06

You're measuring the velocity of an object by measuring that it takes 1 second to travel 1.2 meters. The measurement error is 001 meters in distance and the error in time is 01 second.
What is the absolute value of the error in the linear approximation for the velocity?

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Jayce Bates

Jayce Bates

Beginner2022-06-07Added 18 answers

The easy way is to use logarithmic differentiation.
v = d t log ( v ) = log ( d ) log ( t ) d v v = d d d d t t
So, going to the Δ,
Δ v v = Δ d d + Δ t t Δ v = d t ( Δ d d + Δ t t )

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