Instructions Perform the indicated calculation with Matlab and a Slide Rule, Pro

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Instructions Perform the indicated calculation with Matlab and a Slide Rule, Provide the following information 1. Slide Rule answer 2. Matlab answer 3. Is your answer precise enough for the problem? 4. What is a reasonable number of significant digits, given the i data? Problem You are helping a friend to write a paper, and have been asked calculate the number of steps a person would take if they walke from New York to Washington, D.C. Google provides a distance 225 miles. You will need to determine the average stride length person. Make sure you cite sources Slide Rule Answer Matlab Answer recision1 Significant Digits

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SLIDE RULE ANSWER = 225 MILES / 30 INCHES = 225 / 0.000473485 = 475199.848 STEPS ( IN SLIDE RULE IT MAY BE ROUNDED TO 475200 please check with your result). (HIGHER THE ROUND OFF LOWER THE PRECISION)

MATLAB ANSWER = 4.7520e+05

precision = -0.1520

significant digits are 4.

Average walking stride = 30 inch is taken from below site.

reference site : http://livehealthy.chron.com/average-walking-stride-length-7494.html

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