JEE Main · 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 · Offline · Units & Measurement

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Resistance of a given wire is obtained by measuring the current flowing in it and the voltage difference applied across it. If the percentage errors in the measurement of the current and the voltage difference are each, then error in the value of resistance of the wire is
  1. (A)✓ Correct
  2. (B)zero
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

Resistance is found from , so its fractional error is the sum of the fractional errors of the quantities that make it up, . With the voltage and the current each measured to within , the error in the resistance is .

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