A detector calibration line should map several unknown signals, not just one. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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The line maps the first unknown

Standards 1 and 11 fix slope 2. The first signal 6 maps to value 3.

x=6/2=3x=6/2=3
Calibration lineStandards fix slope, offset, inverse value, and range gate.low standardhigh standardunknown

The middle unknown uses the same slope

signal 14 maps to value 7. Same standards, same inverse line.

x=14/2=7x=14/2=7
Calibration lineStandards fix slope, offset, inverse value, and range gate.low standardhigh standardunknown

The high unknown stays inside the range

signal 20 maps to value 10. Three rows make the calibration relation visible, not guessed.

x=20/2=10x=20/2=10
Calibration lineStandards fix slope, offset, inverse value, and range gate.low standardhigh standardunknown