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While measuring the time of fall of a body from a height, a person makes an error or 2% in the value of acceleration due to gravity and an error of 4% in the value of height. The percentage error in the measurement of time of fail is?

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Zero
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1%
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6%
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D
3%
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Solution

The correct option is D 3%

Time period of free fall

t=2hg

Take log on both side and differentiate.

Δtt=12(Δhh+Δgg)=12(0.04+0.02)=0.03

Hence, error in time is 3%


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