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Question 19N.3.SL.TZ0.d

Date	November 2019	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	19N.3.SL.TZ0.d
Level	SL	Paper	3	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Estimate	Question number	d	Adapted from	N/A

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19N.3.SL.TZ0.d

A student investigates how the period T of a simple pendulum varies with the maximum speed v of the pendulum’s bob by releasing the pendulum from rest from different initial angles. A graph of the variation of T with v is plotted.

The lines of the minimum and maximum gradient are shown.

Estimate the absolute uncertainty in a.

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$a_{\max} = 2.101$ «s» ±0.001 «s» AND $a_{\min} = 2.095$ «s» ±0.001 «s» ✔

« $\frac{2.101 - 2.095}{2} =$ » 0.003 «s» ✔

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Core » Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties » 1.2 – Uncertainties and errors

Core » Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties

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