Calculating Acceleration Error: Deriving an Equation for Error in a = 2h/t^{2}

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Homework Statement

Derive an equation for the error in acceleration given the following formula: a = 2h/t^{2}

where a is acceleration, h is height, and t is time.

The attempt at a solution

I was able to come up with the following error equation for acceleration:

\delta a = a(\delta h/h) + 2t^{2}(\delta t/t)

Is this correct?

Thanks

 

[dacruick]

Well I assume you've experimentally found height and time. so put the error of height in percentage of the height. and then there is a formula i can't remember for error of something squared. but find that, but it in percent as well. then all under a square root, add the square of your errors. then you will have a percent error of acceleration

 

[Precursor]

The thing is that I'm not looking for percent error, I'm looking for \delta a