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A student measures the distance traversed in free fall of a body, initially at rest, in a given time. He uses this data to estimate g, the acceleration due to gravity. If the maximum percentage errors in measurement of the distance and the time are e1 and e2 respectively, the percentage error in the estimation of g is

(a) e2 - e1

(b) e1 + 2e2

(c) e1+ e2

(d) e1 - 2e2

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by kratos
 
Best answer

Correct Option**(b) e1 - 2e2**

Explanation:

From the relation

Taking natural logarithm on both sides, we get

For maximum permissible error.

According to problem

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