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In a contest to drop a marble with mass 30 g from the roof of a building onto a small target 50 m below. From uncertainty principle considerations, what is the typical distance by which you will miss the target, given that you aim with the highest possible accuracy? Ignore wind and air resistance.
[Hint: Let x be the coordinate in the horizontal direction. You should realize that the uncertainty in the position x of the marble when it reaches the ground depends on both the initial uncertainty in the position xi, and the initial uncertainty in the speed vx.]
In a contest to drop a marble with mass 30 g from the roof of a building onto a small target 50 m below. From uncertainty principle considerations, what is the typical distance by which you will miss the target, given that you aim with the highest possible accuracy? Ignore wind and air resistance.
[Hint: Let x be the coordinate in the horizontal direction. You should realize that the uncertainty in the position x of the marble when it reaches the ground depends on both the initial uncertainty in the position xi, and the initial uncertainty in the speed vx.]