A measurement of the diameter of a disk has an uncertainty of 1.5 mm. How many measurements must be made so that the diameter can be estimated with an uncertainty of only 0.5 mm?

What will be an ideal response?


Let n be the number of measurements required. Then , so n = 9.

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a. Series circuit b. Resistive circuit c. Parallel circuit d. Transformer-powered circuit

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The summing op amp in the above figure performs the function of which element in a closed-loop system?

What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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