student takes the following readings of the diameter of
‘wire: 1.52 mm, 1.48 mm, 1.49 mm, 1.51 mm, 1.49 mm:
Which of the following would be the best way to express the
‘diameter of the wire in the student's report?
A between 1.48 mm and 1.52 mm
Bo1.Smm
Cc 1.498mm
D (1.498£0.012) mm
SE (5040.01) mm
NGAI
(2) formula for the period of a simple pendulum is
T= 2nVUi/g) . Sich a pendulum is used to determine g.
‘The fractional error in the measurement of the period T is +x
and that in the measurement of the length is ty. The
fractional error in the calculated valuc of g is no greater than
A xty D 2x+y
Box-y Ew
7C 2x-y
JTTAN3,
Gn ‘an experiment, the external diameter dj and internal
diameter ely of a metal tube arc found to be (64 + 2) min and
«7
‘expected from these readings is at most
A 03% B 1% C
Sh D 6% E
1) mm respectively. The percentage error in (d, — d)
18%
J78/2; NBIAVS
Qe species of ant have the same shape but all the linear
dimensions of the giant ant are X times those of the normal
ant. Assume that the weight cach ant can lift depends only on
the cross-sectional area of its muscles.
IF the ‘relative strength’ of an ant is defined as the weight it
can itt divided by its own weight, what is the value of the
ratio
density of a steel ball was determined by measuring its
185 and diameter, The mass was measured within 1% and
the diameter wi
of the stcel ball is at most
A % B 4% C 8% D
\
6 J
jin 3%. The error in the calculated density
10% E 28%
J79/1V8
6, The quantities p and q are measured with estimated errors Bp
/ and 8g. The fractional uncertainty in p/q is at most
A Bp+8q D eee
B &p-&q E ae
C tpr8q
2 Measurement Techniques
TOPIC 2 Measurement Techniques
a. body, dropped from a tower, is timed to ta
to fall to the ground. If the acceleration of f
as 10 ms, the calculated height of the t
quoted as
A (Q0£0.1)m
B (20+0.2)m
C (20£0.5)m
D (0+I)m
(20+2)m.
E
velocily of a liquid in a pipe can be
measuring the force on a small disc placed
the pipe with its plane perpendicular to
‘equation relating the force to the velocity is
force = constant x (velocity)?
ICthe velocity is to be found with a maximus
1%, what is the maximum permissible
measuring the force?
0.25%
05%
1%
2%
4%
moaS>
‘student makes measurements from whic
‘speed of sound as 327.66 m s°!. He estima
is accurate only to £3%. Which one of the
his result reduced To the appropriate numb
figures? .
A 300mst
B 327ms"
Cc 327.7ms"
D 328ms!
“330 mst
(i)n diagrams show the scale readings
‘microscope focused in tum on each of the
‘metal rod,
‘On reading the vernier, an error of one divish
be made.
‘What is the length of the rod and the asso
measurement?
A _ 2.66+0.01 cm¢
B.° 2.68+0.01 em
C 26840.02em
D 2.70001 cm
E 2.704002 cm
“A Phy