Chapter 1: Q11. (page 18)
What is the area and its approximate uncertainty of a circle of the radius of?
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The area of the circle is , and the uncertainty is .
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Chapter 1: Q11. (page 18)
What is the area and its approximate uncertainty of a circle of the radius of?
The area of the circle is , and the uncertainty is .
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