Question #85542

The density of a ball is (300 ± 8) kg m -3 .
The ball is placed on a metre rule to find its diameter.
One end of a diameter is opposite the 35 cm mark and the other end is at 78 cm and the error in each of these measurements is
± 1 cm.
Find the mass of the ball
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2019-02-28T11:49:08-0500

Answer on Question #85542 - Physics - Mechanics | Relativity

The density of a ball is (300±8)kgm3(300 \pm 8) \, \mathrm{kg} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{-3}. The ball is placed on a metre rule to find its diameter. One end of a diameter is opposite the 35cm35 \, \mathrm{cm} mark and the other end is at 78cm78 \, \mathrm{cm} and the error in each of these measurements is ±1cm\pm 1 \, \mathrm{cm}. Find the mass of the ball.

Given:

ρ=(300±8)kg/m3x1=(35±1)cmx2=(78±1)cmm?\begin{array}{l} \rho = (300 \pm 8) \, \mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3} \\ x_{1} = (35 \pm 1) \, \mathrm{cm} \\ x_{2} = (78 \pm 1) \, \mathrm{cm} \\ \mathrm{m} - ? \\ \end{array}

Solution.

Let's find the mass of the ball:


m=ρV=43πρR3=43πρ(D2)3=16πρ(x2x1)3m=163.14300(0.750.35)=62.8(kg)\begin{array}{l} m = \rho V = \frac{4}{3} \pi \rho R^{3} = \frac{4}{3} \pi \rho \left(\frac{D}{2}\right)^{3} = \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \\ m = \frac{1}{6} \cdot 3.14 \cdot 300 \cdot (0.75 - 0.35) = 62.8 \, (\mathrm{kg}) \\ \end{array}


Let's calculate the absolute error:


Δmdm=mρΔρ+mx1Δx1+mx2Δx2==ρ(16πρ(x2x1)3)Δρ+x1(16πρ(x2x1)3)Δx1+x2(16πρ(x2x1)3)Δx2==16π(x2x1)3Δρ+16πρ3(x2x1)2Δx1+16πρ3(x2x1)2Δx2==16π(x2x1)3Δρ+16πρ3(x2x1)2(Δx1+Δx2)\begin{array}{l} \Delta m \approx d m = \left| \frac{\partial m}{\partial \rho} \right| |\Delta \rho| + \left| \frac{\partial m}{\partial x_{1}} \right| |\Delta x_{1}| + \left| \frac{\partial m}{\partial x_{2}} \right| |\Delta x_{2}| = \\ = \left| \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho} \left( \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \right) \right| |\Delta \rho| + \left| \frac{\partial}{\partial x_{1}} \left( \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \right) \right| |\Delta x_{1}| + \left| \frac{\partial}{\partial x_{2}} \left( \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \right) \right| |\Delta x_{2}| = \\ = \frac{1}{6} \pi (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \Delta \rho + \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho \cdot 3 (x_{2} - x_{1})^{2} \Delta x_{1} + \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho \cdot 3 (x_{2} - x_{1})^{2} \Delta x_{2} = \\ = \frac{1}{6} \pi (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \Delta \rho + \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho \cdot 3 (x_{2} - x_{1})^{2} (\Delta x_{1} + \Delta x_{2}) \\ \end{array}ε=Δmm=16π(x2x1)3Δρ+16πρ3(x2x1)2(Δx1+Δx2)16πρ(x2x1)3=Δρρ+3Δx1+Δx2x2x1\varepsilon = \frac{\Delta m}{m} = \frac{ \frac{1}{6} \pi (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} \Delta \rho + \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho \cdot 3 (x_{2} - x_{1})^{2} (\Delta x_{1} + \Delta x_{2}) }{ \frac{1}{6} \pi \rho (x_{2} - x_{1})^{3} } = \frac{\Delta \rho}{\rho} + 3 \frac{\Delta x_{1} + \Delta x_{2}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}


Relative error:


ε=8300+30.01+0.010.750.350.18\varepsilon = \frac{8}{300} + 3 \frac{0.01 + 0.01}{0.75 - 0.35} \approx 0.18


Than absolute error:


Δm=mε=62.80.18=11.312(kg)\Delta m = m \varepsilon = 62.8 \cdot 0.18 = 11.3 \approx 12 \, (\mathrm{kg})


Finally the mass of the ball:


m=(62.8±12)kg(63±12)kgm = (62.8 \pm 12) \, \mathrm{kg} \approx (63 \pm 12) \, \mathrm{kg}


Answer: m=(63±12)kgm = (63 \pm 12) \, \mathrm{kg}

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