In a simple pendulum experiment for the determination of acceleration due to gravity, time period is measured with an accuracy of 0.2% while length was measured with an accuracy of 0.5%. The percentage accuracy in the value of g so obtained is
A
0.25%
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B
0.7%
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C
0.9%
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D
1.0%
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Solution
The correct option is C0.9% T=2π√lg,g∝lT2 ∴Δgg×100=0.5% +2×0.2% =0.9%