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Question 109 of 121

A physical quantity PP is described by the relation P=a12b2c3d−4P={a}^{\dfrac{1}{2}}{b}^{2}{c}^{3}{d}^{-4}. If the relative errors in the measurement of aa, bb, cc and dd respectively, are 22%, 11%, 33% and 55%. Then the relative error in PP will be:

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Answer: (D) 3232%

P=a12b2c3d−4P={a}^{\dfrac{1}{2}}{b}^{2}{c}^{3}{d}^{-4}

(∆pp)max=12∆aa+2∆bb+3∆cc+4∆dd{\left(\dfrac{∆p}{p}\right)}_{max}=\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{∆a}{a}+2\dfrac{∆b}{b}+3\dfrac{∆c}{c}+4\dfrac{∆d}{d}

100×∆PP=(12∆aa+2∆bb+3∆cc+4∆dd)×100100\times \dfrac{∆P}{P}=\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{∆a}{a}+2\dfrac{∆b}{b}+3\dfrac{∆c}{c}+4\dfrac{∆d}{d}\right)\times 100

%\text{error in}P=\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\times 2+2\times 1+3\times 3+4\times 5\right)

=32=32%

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