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Two rods have lengths measured as `(1.8 pm 0.2)`m and `(2.3 pm 0.1)`m. Calculate their combined length with error limits.

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`(4.1 pm 0.3)` m
`L= L_1 + L_2 = (1.8 pm 0.2) + (2.3 pm 0.1)`
`= 4.1 pm 0.3 `m
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