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PhysicsErrorMiscellaneousEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The energy of a system as a function of timetis given asEt=A2-αt, wherea=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

 

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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:NTA_ABHYASSubject:PhysicsTopic:ErrorSubtopic:Miscellaneous
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2020

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