By extremely careful measurement, you determine the x-coordinate of a car's center of mass with an uncertainty

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By extremely careful measurement, you determine the x-coordinate of a car's center of mass with an uncertainty of only 1.00µm. The car has a mass of 1200 kg.
(a) What is the minimum uncertainty in the x-component of the velocity of the car's center of mass as prescribed by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?
(b) Does the uncertainty principle impose a practical limit on our ability to make simultaneous measurements of the positions and velocities of ordinary objects like cars, books, and people? Explain.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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