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    This document contains the solutions to multiple choice test questions from a chapter on measuring errors. Question 1 defines true error as the difference between the true value and approximate value. Question 2 calculates the true error in deriving an expression for the derivative of a function. The true error is equal to 1 - cos(2h)/h. Question 3 states that if the relative approximate error at the end of an iteration is 0.004%, then the least number of significant digits we can trust is 4. Question 4 gives the number of significant digits in the number 0.01850 × 103 as 4. Question 5 determines which gas station cheated customers the most based on the relative true errors between the actual amounts

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    This document contains the solutions to multiple choice test questions from a chapter on measuring errors. Question 1 defines true error as the difference between the true value and approximate value. Question 2 calculates the true error in deriving an expression for the derivative of a function. The true error is equal to 1 - cos(2h)/h. Question 3 states that if the relative approximate error at the end of an iteration is 0.004%, then the least number of significant digits we can trust is 4. Question 4 gives the number of significant digits in the number 0.01850 × 103 as 4. Question 5 determines which gas station cheated customers the most based on the relative true errors between the actual amounts

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    This document contains the solutions to multiple choice test questions from a chapter on measuring errors. Question 1 defines true error as the difference between the true value and approximate value. Question 2 calculates the true error in deriving an expression for the derivative of a function. The true error is equal to 1 - cos(2h)/h. Question 3 states that if the relative approximate error at the end of an iteration is 0.004%, then the least number of significant digits we can trust is 4. Question 4 gives the number of significant digits in the number 0.01850 × 103 as 4. Question 5 determines which gas station cheated customers the most based on the relative true errors between the actual amounts

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    Problem Set#1

    Multiple Choice Test


    Chapter 01.02 Measuring Errors
    COMPLETE SOLUTION SET
    1. True error is defined as
    (A) Present Approximation Previous Approximation
    (B) True Value Approximate Value
    (C) abs (True Value Approximate Value)
    (D) abs (Present Approximation Previous Approximation)
    Solution
    The correct answer is (B).
    True error is defined as the difference between the exact (true) value and the approximate
    value.

    2. The expression for true error in calculating the derivative of sin (2 x ) at x =


    using the approximate expression f ( x )
    h cos(2h ) 1
    h
    h cos(h ) 1
    (B)
    h
    1 cos(2h )
    (C)
    h
    sin (2h )
    (D)
    h

    f (x + h ) f (x )
    is
    h

    (A)

    Solution
    The correct answer is (C).
    Exact answer
    f ( x) = sin( 2 x)
    f ( x ) = 2 cos(2 x )


    f = 2 cos 2
    4
    4
    =0
    Approximate Solution
    f (x + h ) f (x )
    f ( x )
    h
    f ( x) = sin( 2 x)
    sin( 2( x + h)) sin( 2 x)
    f ( x)
    h
    sin(2 x ) cos(2h ) + cos(2 x ) sin(2h ) sin(2 x )
    =
    h



    sin 2 cos(2h ) + cos 2 sin(2h ) sin 2

    4
    4
    4
    f
    h
    4




    sin cos(2h ) + cos sin(2h ) sin
    2
    2
    2
    =
    h
    (1) cos(2h ) + (0) sin(2h ) 1
    =
    h
    cos(2h ) 1
    =
    h
    Et = True Value Approximate Value

    by

    cos(2h ) 1
    h
    1 cos(2h)
    =
    h
    =0

    4. The relative approximate error at the end of an iteration to find the root of an equation
    is 0.004% . The least number of significant digits we can trust in the solution is
    (A) 2
    (B) 3
    (C) 4
    (D) 5
    Solution
    The correct answer is (C).
    If a 0.5 10 2 m , then at least m significant digits are correct in the answer.
    0.004 0.5 10 2 m
    m is at least 1, as 0.004 0.5 10 21 , that is, 0.004 5, is true,
    m is at least 2, as 0.004 0.5 10 2 2 , that is, 0.004 0.5, is true,

    m is at least 3, as 0.004 0.5 10 2 3 , that is, 0.004 0.05, is true,


    m is at least 4, as 0.004 0.5 10 2 4 , that is, 0.004 0.005, is true,
    m is at not at least 5, as 0.004 0.5 10 25 , that is, 0.004 0.0005, is not true,
    So the least number of significant digits correct in my answer is 4.
    Alternative solution
    0.004 0.5 10 2 m
    0.004
    10 2 m
    0.5
    0.008 10 2 m
    Taking log of both sides
    log10 (0.008) log10 (10 2 m )
    2.0969 2 m
    m 2 + 2.0969
    m 4.0969
    Since m can only be an integer, m 4 .
    So the least number of significant digits correct in my answer is 4.

    5. The number
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
    (D)

    0.01850 103 has ________ significant digits


    3
    4
    5
    6

    Solution
    The correct answer is (B).
    The number 0.01850 103 has 4 significant digits. The trailing zero in the number is
    significant, while all the leading zeros are not significant.

    6. The following gas stations were cited for irregular dispensation by the Department of
    Agriculture. Which one cheated you the most?
    Station
    Actual
    Gasoline
    Gasoline Reading at
    dispensed
    pump
    Ser
    9.90
    10.00
    Cit
    19.90
    20.00
    Hus
    29.80
    30.00
    She
    29.95
    30.00
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
    (D)

    Ser
    Cit
    Hus
    She

    Solution
    The correct answer is (A).
    The conclusion for this question will be based on relative true errors.
    9.90 10.00
    (Ser)
    t =
    100 = 1.0101%
    9.90
    19.90 20.00
    (Cit)
    t =
    100 = 0.50251%
    19.90
    29.80 30.00
    (Hus)
    t =
    100 = 0.67114%
    29.80
    29.95 30.00
    (She)
    t =
    100 = 0.16694%
    29.95
    The gas station that cheated you the most is Ser as it has the largest magnitude of a
    negative relative true error of 1.0101%.

    6. The number of significant digits in the number 219900 is


    (E) 4
    (F) 5
    (G) 6
    (H) 4 or 5 or 6
    Solution
    The correct answer is (D).
    In this case, the number of significant digits can be 4, 5 or 6. The trailing zeros may or
    may not be significant. For example, if someone asked you what is the population of
    Tampa, you generally will reply as 325,000. However, if someone was refunding taxes
    to every citizen of Tampa, you will need the exact number that very well could be exactly
    325,000 or 325,200 or 325,221 or 325,214.

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