Numbers of Any Magnitude, SMB-008 MC A person's height is measured as 1.7 metres. What is the absolute error of this measurement? 1 centimetre 5 centimetres 10 centimetres 50 centimetres Show Answers Only `B` Show Worked Solution `text{1 metre = 100 cm}\ => \ text{0.1 metre = 10 cm}` `text(A)text(bsolute error)` `= 1/2 xx\ text(precision)` `= 1/2 xx 0.1\ text(m)` `= 1/2 xx 10\ text(cm)` `= 5\ text(cm)` `=> B`