You Are Caught in a Radar Trap and Hope to Show

question 43

Multiple Choice

You are caught in a radar trap and hope to show that the speed measured by the radar gun is in error because of the uncertainty principle.If you assume that the uncertainty in your position is large,say about 10 m,and that the car has a mass of 2150 kg,what is the uncertainty in the velocity?

• A)1  10 ^{ 33} m  s ^{ 1}
• B)1  10 ^{ 19} m  s ^{ 1}
• C)1  10³³ m  s ^{ 1}
• D)1  10³⁸ m  s ^{ 1}
• E)1  10 ^{ 38} m  s ^{ 1}

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