The acceleration g due to gravity is estimated by dropping an object and measuring the time it takes to travel a certain distance. Assume the distance s is known to be exactly 2.2 m. The time is measured to be t=0.67 ± 0.02 s. Estimate g, and find the relative uncertainty in the estimate.


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