Propagate to find the percent error in a + b. a = 8.3 ± 1.2 b = 11.7 t 1.6 %3D Enter a number such as ##. Don't include a "%".

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Propagate to find the percent error in a + b.
a = 8.3 ± 1.2
b = 11.7 + 1.6
Enter a number such as ##. Don't include a "%".
Transcribed Image Text:Propagate to find the percent error in a + b. a = 8.3 ± 1.2 b = 11.7 + 1.6 Enter a number such as ##. Don't include a "%".
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Here we are given that 

 a = 8.3±1.2  andb = 11.7 ± 1.6

now here let the relation be :

x + xwhere, x = a+b and,            x = ±a +b

Therefore, we have:

 x = a+b = 8.3 + 11.7 = 20 x = a +b = 1.2 + 1.6 = 2.8

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