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Problem
An error of 
is made in the measurement of a line 
long, while an error of only 
is made in a measurement of a line 
long. In comparison with the relative error of the first measurement, the relative error of the second measurement is:
Solution
There error percentage of the first measure is 
. The error percentage of the second measure is also . Therefore, the answer is 
See Also
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