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A golf ball has a mass 40g and a speed of 45 ms^(-1). If the speed can be measured with inaccuracy of 2%, calculate the uncertainty in position.

Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :The <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/uncertainty-1436217" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNCERTAINTY">UNCERTAINTY</a> in speed <br/> `= 45 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/xx-747671" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about XX">XX</a>(2)/(100) = 0.9 ms^(-1)` <br/> `"Using the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/equation-974081" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EQUATION">EQUATION</a>, "Deltax=(h)/(4piDeltavxxm)` <br/> `Deltax=(6.626xx10^(-34)kgm^(2)s^(-1))/(4xx3.1416xx0.9ms^(-1)xx416xx0.9ms^(-1)xx40xx10^(-3)<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/kg-1063886" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about KG">KG</a>)`<br/> `Deltax=1.46xx10^(-33)m` <br/> This is nearly 1018 times smaller than the diameter of a typical atomic nucleus.</body></html>


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