Combination of Errors

Author:G L Mittal & TARUN MITTAL
11th ICSE
IMPORTANT

Important Questions on Combination of Errors

HARD
IMPORTANT

The physical quantity S is given by S=a2b3cd.

The errors of measurements in a,b,c,d are 4%,2%,3%,1% respectively, find the percentage error in the measurement of S.

EASY
IMPORTANT

The measured value of mass, length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular block are 39.9 g, 5.12 cm, 2.56 cm and 0.37 cm respectively. Find the maximum permissible percentage error in the determination of the density of the material of the block.