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The discussion focuses on calculating the percentage error in determining the value of gravity (g) from pendulum motion using the formula g = (4π²/L) * T². The user is confused about how to handle multiple values and their associated errors, specifically for time (T) and length (L). The correct approach involves using the formula for relative error, where the error in g is calculated as (δg/g) = 2(δT/T) + (δL/L). The user correctly identifies that the error in T should be squared and then doubled when calculating the error for T².

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I'm trying to work out the percentage error in working out the value of gravity,g, from a pendulums motion.
i know that percentage error is (possible error/value used)*100 however I am using multiple values multiple times and its getting a little confusing.
In the investigation g=k(∆T²/∆L), my problem is that i have the error for working out T which is 0.001 seconds. The error in L is 0.001m. As I'm using a difference of two values for each of the ∆'s would i double each error and for the error of T² would i square 0.001 and then double it.
any explanations would be helpful
Thanks
∆T²=2.112 ∆L=0.51
 
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You know that

[tex]T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}[/tex]

so that

[tex]T^2=4\pi^2 \frac{L}{g}[/tex]

and that means that

[tex]g=\frac{4\pi^2}{T^2}L[/tex]

To find the error you do this.

[tex]\frac{\delta g}{g}=2\frac{\delta T}{T} + \frac{\delta L}{L}[/tex]

[itex]\delta T[/itex] would be the error in T and similarly for [itex]\delta L[/itex] is the error in L.
 

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