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Lab Report for MP0 Experiment- Error Analysis

V1In Part 1 of the experiment, we measured the distance of the screen 15 times, whenever a clear image was observed

Location of the bulb filament: c = 179 mm = 1 mmLocation of the lens: l = 349 mm = 1 mm

t (mm)i (mm)

846497

840491

838489

835486

834485

833484

832483

831482

830481

829480

828479

827478

826477

825476

822473

Average of i = 482.7333333 mmStandard Deviation = = 6.626175Mean Standard Deviation = / = 1.71087102827

V2In Part 2 of the experiment, the lens was moved at different locations from the light source and the screen was moved accordingly to obtain a clear image.

c = 179 mmo (mm)l (mm)t (mm)i (mm)t (mm)i (mm)t (mm)i (mm)

180359790431795436784425

190369750421762393755386

200379724345730351736357

210389712323706317711322

220399704305708309701302

230409697288694285691282

240419692273691272690271

250429686257689260 683254

Using Microsoft Excel, the slope and slope uncertainty, as well as the standard deviation were calculated.

Slope (1/s)-1.02083

0.007919942

y-intercept

Slope uncertainty (1/s)0.027531

8.98424E-05

y-intercept uncertainty