The length of a piece of timber is measured to be 17.43m using a ruler. What is the upper bound of the largest possible length of this rope?

Answer 1

Since the length of the timber is measured to be 17.43m, we can assume that the actual length of the timber is 17.43m ± 0.01m.

To find the upper bound of the largest possible length of the rope, we add the maximum possible variation (± 0.01m) to the measured length:

17.43m + 0.01m = 17.44m

Therefore, the upper bound of the largest possible length of the rope is 17.44m.