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The temperature of two bodies measured by a thermometer are `t_1=20^@C pm 0.5^@C ` and `t_2=50^@C pm 0.5^@C` . Calculate the temperature difference and error there in .

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`t. = t_(2)-t_(1) = (50^(@)Cpm0.5^(@)C)-(20^(@)Cpm0.5^(@)C)`
`t. = 30^(@)C pm 1^(@)C`
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