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10.) If the percentage error in the measurement ofmomentum and mass of an object are 2% and 3%respectively, then maximum percentage error in thecalculated value of its kinetic energy is(1) 2%(3) 5%(2) 1%(4) 7%

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Kinetic Energy(K) = 1/2× mv²where, m = mass of the body and v = velocity.Now, Obtaining the Formula in terms of the Momentum.

∵ p = mv⇒ v = p/m

∴ K = 1/2 × m (p/m)²⇒ K = p²/2m⇒ p² = K × 2m

Now, Solving the Question.

∵ p² = K × 2m∴ Taking Logarithms on both the sides of the above equation.log p² = log( k 2m)⇒ 2log p = log K+ log 2m⇒ log K = 2 log p - log 2m

Now, Differentiating the both sides of the Equation,

∴ dK/K = 2(dp/p) - dm/m

∴ |dK/K|max. = 2|2/100| + |-3/100|⇒ |dK/K| = 2× 0.02 + 0.03⇒ |dK/K|max. = 0.07

∴ Maximum % Error in the Kinetic Energy K is 0.07× 100 % = 7%.



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