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Plot acceleration (vertical axis) vs. glider mass (horizontal axis) on Excel. For this data set add a trendline with a power law (Google Sheets calls this a power series) to the graph and display the equation and R2 value on the graph.
Glider mass (kg) |
Predicted glider acceleration (m/s2) = net force glider mass |
Observed glider acceleration (m/s2) |
Percent difference (predicted vs. observed %) |
0.200 |
0.981 |
0.6423 |
52.73 |
0.300 |
0.654 |
0.5418 |
20.71 |
0.400 |
0.490 |
0.3606 |
35.88 |
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