ERROR ANALYSIS – level 1

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2. When a current of (𝟐. 𝟓 ± 𝟎. 𝟓) ampere flows through a wire, it develops a potential difference of (𝟐𝟎 ± 𝟏)
Volt, the resistance of the wire can be written as is
a. (𝟖 ± 𝟐)𝛀 b. (𝟖 ± 𝟏)𝛀 c. (𝟖 ± 𝟎. 𝟓)𝛀 d. (𝟏𝟔 ± 𝟏)𝛀
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6. Two resistances R1 = (3.0 ± 0.1) W and R2 = ( 6.0 ± 0.2) W are to be joined together.
(a) The maximum resistance obtainable is ( 9.0 ± 0.3) W
(b) The maximum resistance obtainable is ( 9.0 ± 0.2) W
(c) The minimum resistance obtainable is ( 2.0 ± 0.3) W
(d) The minimum resistance obtainable is ( 2.0 ± 0.2) W
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10. An experiment is performed to obtain the value of acceleration due to gravity g by using a simple pendulum of
length L. In this experiment time for 100 oscillations is measured by using a watch of 1 second least count and
the value is 90 seconds. The length L is measured by using a meter scale of least count 1 mm and the value is 20.0
cm. The error in the determination of g would be
a. 1.7% b. 2.7% c. 4.4% d. 2.27%
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16. Three lengths l1, l2 and l3 are measured independentely.
𝑙! = 20 ± 0.1 𝑐𝑚
𝑙" = 100 ± 0.1 𝑐𝑚
𝑙# = 30 ± 0.1 𝑐𝑚

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With the above data, another length is calculated using the formula 𝑙 = ! " ! #. Percentage error in the
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calculation of l is %. Find x.
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17. Two quantities A and C are measured independently. C has dimensions same as that of A2. Values of A and C
measured in SI unit is
𝐴 = 20 ± 0.1
𝐶 = 300 ± 2
Another quantity x is defined as x = A3 – AC and is calculated using the measured values of A and C. If the
percentage error in the measurement of X is 1.3n %, find ‘n’.
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19. In an experiment, the values of refractive indices of glass were found to be 1.54, 1.53. 1.44, 1.54, 1.65 and 1.45 in
successive measurements.
I. Mean value of the refractive index of the glass is
a. 1.52 b. 1.53 c. 1.54 d. 1.55

II. Mean absolute error in the measurement is

a. 0.05 b. 0.06 c. 0.055 d. none

III. Relative error in the measurement is

a. 0.039 b. 0.04 c. 0.0395 d. none

IV. Percentage error in the measurement is

a. 3.9 b. 4 c. 3.95 d. none

1. 1
2. A
3. 1
4. 1
5. 4
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. 2
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. C
16. 4
17. 5
18. 1