A student measured the diameter of a sphere and determined the average value.His measurements are 5.17 cm,5.16 cm,5.16 cm,and 5.17 cm.If the true diameter is 6.18 cm,what can be said about the student's results?
A)It is accurate and precise.
B)It is accurate but not precise.
C)It is precise but not accurate.
D)It is neither precise nor accurate.

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The measurements are very precise since they are very close together, but they are not accurate since they are consistently lower than the true value. This suggests that there might be a systematic error in the measurement process.

A Student Measured the Diameter of a Sphere and Determined