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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Units,dimensions and measurement
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A body of mass \((5 \pm 0.5) kg\) is moving with a velocity of \((20 \pm 0.4) m / s\). Its kinetic energy will be

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(A) \((1000 \pm 140)\,J\)

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\(k =\frac{1}{2} mv ^2\)

\(k =\frac{1}{2} \times 5 \times 400=5 \times 200=1000\,J\)

\(\frac{\Delta k }{2 k }=\frac{\Delta m }{ m }+\frac{2 \Delta v }{ v }=\frac{0.5}{5}+\frac{2 \times 0.4}{20}\)

\(\Delta k =1000\left(\frac{1}{10}+\frac{4}{100}\right)=1000\left(\frac{10+4}{100}\right)=140\,J\)

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