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- Homework Statement
- Why do fractional errors have a different error value from subbing in the raw values?
- Relevant Equations
- % + % = %
Why do fractional errors have a different error value from subbing in the raw values?
e.g. 10 +- 1 divided by 10 +- 1
fractional error yields 20%
11/9 - 9/11 yields 40/99
In cases like these do we use the original values and attempt to find the maximum error distance or use fractional errors?
e.g. 10 +- 1 divided by 10 +- 1
fractional error yields 20%
11/9 - 9/11 yields 40/99
In cases like these do we use the original values and attempt to find the maximum error distance or use fractional errors?