The percent error of the distance to the moon is 5.25%
What is percent error ?
We know that, the experimental value of something will differ from the actual value. So, the difference between the actual and experimental or estimated value is called the percent error.
What is the formula of percent error ?
Percent error = | (Actual value-Estimated value)/Actual value | × 100
What is the required percent error ?
The actual value of distance to the moon from earth is 405696 km
The estimated value of distance to the moon from earth is 384400 km
∴ Percent error = [tex]|\frac{405696-384400}{405696}|[/tex]×[tex]100[/tex] %
= (0.05249 × 100) % = 5.25% (approx)
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