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The diameter of a circular chip is doubled to use in a new board game. the area of the new chip will be

3-12. write each answer with a reasonable number of figures. find the absolute uncertainty and percent relative uncertainty for each answer. (a) [12.41 (±0.09) + 4.16 (±0.01)] x 7.068 2 (±0.000 4) =? (b) [3.26 (±0.10) x 8.47 (±0.05)] - 0.18 (±0.06) =? (c) 6.843 (±0.008) x 104 + [2.09 (±0.04)- 1.63 (±0.01)] =?

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.