Write rule for error in result due to multiplication and division.
Write rule for error in result due to multiplication and division.
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A student determined Young's Modulus of elasticity using the formula $Y=\frac{M g L^{3}}{4 b d^{3} \delta} .$ The value of $g$ is taken to be $9.8 \,{m} / {s}^{2}$, without any significant error, his observation are as following.
Physical Quantity
Least count of the Equipment used for measurement
Observed value
Mass $({M})$
$1\; {g}$
$2\; {kg}$
Length of bar $(L)$
$1\; {mm}$
$1 \;{m}$
Breadth of bar $(b)$
$0.1\; {mm}$
$4\; {cm}$
Thickness of bar $(d)$
$0.01\; {mm}$
$0.4 \;{cm}$
Depression $(\delta)$
$0.01\; {mm}$
$5 \;{mm}$
Then the fractional error in the measurement of ${Y}$ is
A student determined Young's Modulus of elasticity using the formula $Y=\frac{M g L^{3}}{4 b d^{3} \delta} .$ The value of $g$ is taken to be $9.8 \,{m} / {s}^{2}$, without any significant error, his observation are as following.
| Physical Quantity | Least count of the Equipment used for measurement | Observed value |
| Mass $({M})$ | $1\; {g}$ | $2\; {kg}$ |
| Length of bar $(L)$ | $1\; {mm}$ | $1 \;{m}$ |
| Breadth of bar $(b)$ | $0.1\; {mm}$ | $4\; {cm}$ |
| Thickness of bar $(d)$ | $0.01\; {mm}$ | $0.4 \;{cm}$ |
| Depression $(\delta)$ | $0.01\; {mm}$ | $5 \;{mm}$ |
Then the fractional error in the measurement of ${Y}$ is
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A wire has a mass $0.3 \pm 0.003\,g$, radius $0.5 \pm 0.005\,mm$ and length $6 \pm 0.06\,cm$. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is .......... $\%$
A wire has a mass $0.3 \pm 0.003\,g$, radius $0.5 \pm 0.005\,mm$ and length $6 \pm 0.06\,cm$. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is .......... $\%$
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The temperatures of two bodies measured by a thermometer are $t_{1}=20^{\circ} C \pm 0.5^{\circ} C$ and $t_{2}=50^{\circ} C \pm 0.5^{\circ} C$ Calculate the temperature difference and the error theirin.
The temperatures of two bodies measured by a thermometer are $t_{1}=20^{\circ} C \pm 0.5^{\circ} C$ and $t_{2}=50^{\circ} C \pm 0.5^{\circ} C$ Calculate the temperature difference and the error theirin.
If $x = a -b,$ then percentage error in $x$ will be
If $x = a -b,$ then percentage error in $x$ will be
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is given by $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{l}{g}} $ where $l$ is about $100 \,cm$ and is known to have $1\,mm$ accuracy. The period is about $2\,s$. The time of $100$ oscillations is measured by a stop watch of least count $0.1\, s$. The percentage error in $g$ is ......... $\%$
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is given by $T = 2\pi \sqrt {\frac{l}{g}} $ where $l$ is about $100 \,cm$ and is known to have $1\,mm$ accuracy. The period is about $2\,s$. The time of $100$ oscillations is measured by a stop watch of least count $0.1\, s$. The percentage error in $g$ is ......... $\%$