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In an experiment, the time period measurements for an oscillating simple pendulum are 2.10s, 2.12s, 2.23s, 2.62s and 2.92s. Find the relative error and absolute error in the experiment.

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To solve the problem of finding the relative error and absolute error in the experiment with the given time period measurements, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the Mean (True Value) To find the true value, we will calculate the mean of the measured time periods. Given measurements: - \( t_1 = 2.10 \, s \) - \( t_2 = 2.12 \, s \) ...
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