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The actual value of the gravitational acceleration here on Earth is: g(experiment) =( 9.8424 geactual) I 9.80665 m S2 Step 12
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The percentage error is, Sanal - Sexperiment %error = 1x 100 Sachal 9.80665-9.8424 x 100 9.80665 = 0.364548546 = 0.3645

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