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PhysicsErrorMiscellaneousEasy2 minPYQ_2015
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The energy of a system as a function of timetis given asEt=A2-αt, whereα=0.2 s-1. The measurement ofAhas an error of 1.25%. If the error in the measurement of time is 1.50%, the percentage error in the value ofE(t)att=5s is

Answer:
4
Solution:

EnergyE=A2e-αt
For small % errors, we can, do differentiation
dE=2AdAe-αt+A2-αe-αtdt
Fractional error=dEE=2Ae-αtdA+-αA2e-αtdtA2e-αt=2dAA+-αdttt 
% error=21.25%+0.2×1.5%×5
=4%(errors always add up)
Alternate solution:
E=A2e-αt
Taking natural logarithm on both sides,
lnE=lnA2+-αt
Differentiating
dEE=2dAA+-αdt
For small fractional erros, errors always add up
dEE=2dAA+αdtt×t
=21.25%+0.21.5%5 
=4%

Stream:JEE_ADVSubject:PhysicsTopic:ErrorSubtopic:Miscellaneous
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2015

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