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Global positioning satellites (GPS) can be used to determine positions with great accuracy. If one of the satellites is at a distance of $20,000 \mathrm{km}$ from you, what percent uncertainty in the distance does a 2 -m uncertainty represent? How many significant figures are nceded in the distance?
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Physics 101 Mechanics
Chapter 1
Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
Physics Basics
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Washington
Hope College
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so basically a GPS allows a satellite 20,000 kilometers away from you to pinpoint you within a uncertainty of two meters. So essentially the percent uncertainty would be equal to two meters divided by 20,000 kilometers or we can say two times 10 to the seventh meters and then multiply this by 100%. So the percent uncertainty of a GPS system would be one times 10 to the negative fifth percent. Um, we can say that ah, the distance 20,000,000 meters needs to be obviously distinguishable from 20,000,000 and two meters, which means that here, in order to measure eight significant fig years are needed and distance measurements, That is the end of the solution. Thank you for watching.
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