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The following question is about an experiment with the conical pendulum.
I have measured the length l = 43\,cm the radius r = 10\,cm, I have 3 measurement of the period with the same radius, where the measurements are
T= [1.288, 1.285, 1.301] s
The uncertainties of the measurements are \Delta l = \pm 1\,cm, \Delta r = \pm 1\,cm and \Delta T = \pm 0.02\,s.
I want to calculate the uncertainty in the measurement og g, when
g_i=4\pi^2\frac{\sqrt{l^2-r^2}}{T_i^2}
Can I calculate the uncertainty \Delta g by
\Delta g = 4\pi^2\frac{\sqrt{(l+\Delta l)^2-(r-\Delta r)^2}}{(T_i-\Delta T)^2} - g_i
Where the expression 4\pi^2\left(\sqrt{(l+\Delta l)^2-(r-\Delta r)^2}\right)/(T_i-\Delta T)^2 is the worst case scenario of the measuring g. Is that correct?
If that is how I can calculate the uncertainty in g, is the relative uncertainty then
\frac{\Delta g}{g_i} \qquad \mathrm{or} \qquad \frac{\Delta g}{\overline{g}}
Where \overline{g} is the mean value. Which one is the correct one? The first expression has a relative uncertainty for each measurement.
I have measured the length l = 43\,cm the radius r = 10\,cm, I have 3 measurement of the period with the same radius, where the measurements are
T= [1.288, 1.285, 1.301] s
The uncertainties of the measurements are \Delta l = \pm 1\,cm, \Delta r = \pm 1\,cm and \Delta T = \pm 0.02\,s.
I want to calculate the uncertainty in the measurement og g, when
g_i=4\pi^2\frac{\sqrt{l^2-r^2}}{T_i^2}
Can I calculate the uncertainty \Delta g by
\Delta g = 4\pi^2\frac{\sqrt{(l+\Delta l)^2-(r-\Delta r)^2}}{(T_i-\Delta T)^2} - g_i
Where the expression 4\pi^2\left(\sqrt{(l+\Delta l)^2-(r-\Delta r)^2}\right)/(T_i-\Delta T)^2 is the worst case scenario of the measuring g. Is that correct?
If that is how I can calculate the uncertainty in g, is the relative uncertainty then
\frac{\Delta g}{g_i} \qquad \mathrm{or} \qquad \frac{\Delta g}{\overline{g}}
Where \overline{g} is the mean value. Which one is the correct one? The first expression has a relative uncertainty for each measurement.
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