A student measures the distance traversed in a free fail of a body, initially at rest in a given time. He uses this data to estimate g, the acceleration due to gravity. If maximum percentage error 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
Answer:B
A student measures the distance traversed in a free fail of a body, initially at rest in a given time. He uses this data to estimate g, the acceleration due to gravity. If maximum percentage error 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