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NEET · Physics · STD 11 - 1. units,dimensions and measurement

Time intervals measured by a clock give the following readings :  \(1.25 \;s , 1.24\; s , 1.27\; s , 1.21 \;s\) and \(1.28\; s\)  What is the percentage relative error of the observations?

  1. A \(1.6\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(4\)
  4. D \(16\)
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(A) \(1.6\)

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The arithmetic mean of given values is taken as true value. \(t _{\text {mean }}=\frac{t_{1}+ t _{2}+ t _{3}+ t _{4}+ t _{5}}{5}\)
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