Calculating Uncertainty in \sqrt{A^2+ B^2}

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The discussion focuses on calculating the uncertainty in the expression \(\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}\) where \(A = 3.25 \pm 0.05\) and \(B = 2.05 \pm 0.01\). The maximum and minimum values for \(A\) are 3.30 and 3.20, while for \(B\) they are 2.06 and 2.04. Participants are tasked with determining the largest and smallest possible values of \(\sqrt{A^2 + B^2}\) based on these ranges.

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can anyone help me with this please?
 

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First, please don't post the same question repeatedly!

Second, this looks like homework and should be in the homework section.

Finally, since A= 3.25+/- 0.05, the largest it can be is 3.25+ 0.05= 3.30 and the smallest it can be is 3.25- 0.05= 3.20. Similarly, largest B can be is 2.06 and the smallest is 2.04. What are the largest and smallest that [itex]\sqrt{A^2+ B^2}[/itex] can be?
 

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