Percentage error in a quantity given as a product of powers
This type of question, asked 10 times: 2021 Paper 17, 25 Jun 2022, 25 Jul 2022, 27 Jul 2022, 10 Apr 2023, 13 Apr 2023, 29 Jan 2024, 29 Jan 2025, 3 Apr 2025, 6 Apr 2026 S2. All 11 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 17
16A physical quantity ' ' is represented by the formula If the percentage errors found in and are and respectively, then find the value of and .Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
25 Jun 2022
111For , where is a constant. If percentage error in measurement of ' ' and ' ' are and , respectively, then the percentage error for ' ' will be .Question 3
25 Jun 2022
1If , then the relative error in will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
25 Jul 2022
109The maximum error in the measurement of resistance, current and time for which current flows in an electrical circuit are 1%,2% and 3% respectively. The maximum percentage error in the detection of the dissipated heat will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
27 Jul 2022
1A torque meter is calibrated to reference standards of mass, length and time each with accuracy. After calibration, the measured torque with this torque meter will have net accuracy of:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
10 Apr 2023
1A physical quantity is given asThe percentage error in the measurement of a, b, c and are and respectively. The percentage error in the measurement of quantity will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
13 Apr 2023
14A body of mass is moving with a velocity of . Its kinetic energy will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
29 Jan 2024
93A physical quantity is found to depend on quantities by the relation . The percentage error in and are and respectively. Then, the percentage error in is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
29 Jan 2025
98A physical quantity Q is related to four observables a, as follows : where, ; and , then the percentage error in Q is , where .Question 10
3 Apr 2025
100A physical quantity C is related to four other quantities and s as follows .The percentage errors in the measurement of p, q, r and are and respectively. The percentage error in the measurement of will be .Question 11
6 Apr 2026 S2
1The percentage error in the calculated volume of a sphere, if there is error in its diameter measurement, is .Tap an option to check your answer.