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Errors in Measurement question from NEET 2008 (AIPMT)

Q108NEET 2008 · AIPMTEasy

Errors in Measurement

If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume of the sphere will be

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Answer: (d)

  1. V=43πr3V = \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3, so ΔVV=3Δrr\frac{\Delta V}{V} = 3\frac{\Delta r}{r}
  2. =3(2%)=6%= 3(2\%) = 6\%
  3. So the answer is (d) 6%.
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