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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Units,dimensions and measurement
  • JEE Mains 2018
  • Hard
  • MCQ

The percentage errors in quantities \(P, Q, R\)  and \(S\)  are \(0.5\%,\,1\%,\,3\%\)  and  \(1 .5\%\) respectively in the  measurement of a physical quantity \(A\, = \,\frac{{{P^3}{Q^2}}}{{\sqrt {R}\,S }}\) . the maximum percentage error in the value of \(A\)  will be ........... \(\%\)

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(D) \(6.5\)

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\(\begin{array}{l}
Maximum\,percentage\,error\,in\,A\\
 = 3\left( {\% \,error\,in\,p} \right) + 2\left( {\% \,error\,in\,Q} \right)\\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, + \frac{1}{2}\left( {\% \,error\,in\,R} \right) + 1\left( {\% \,error\,in\,S} \right)\\
 = 3 \times 0.5 + 2 \times 1 = \frac{1}{2} \times 3 + 1 \times 1.5\\
 = 1.5 + 2 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 6.5\% 
\end{array}\)
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