Errors and Approximations
Errors and Approximations
Sector: If r is the radius, l is the length of the 3. The approximate value of 1.02 is
arc and is the angle , p is the perimeter and A 1) 1.01 2) 1.001 3) 1.0001 4) 1.1001
is the area of a sector, then 4. The approximate value of 5 33 is
i) l r 1) 2.0125 2) 2.1 3) 2.01 4) 3.258
ii) p l 2r or p r 2r r 2 5. The approximate value is cos 610 is
1 1 2 1) 0.4848 2) 0.4849 3) 0.4948 4) 0.5059
iii) A lr or A r 6. ABC is not a right angled and is inscribed
2 2
Cube: If x is the side , S is the surface area and in a fixed circle . If a, A,b,B be slightly varied
V is the volume of a cube then a b
keeping c, C fixed then
· S 6x2 · V x3 cos A cosB
Sphere: If r is the radius , S is the surface 1) 2 2)1 3)0 4)5
area V is the volume of a sphere then 7. If log4=1.3868 ,then the approximate value
of log (4.01)
4 3 1)1.3968 2)1.3898 3)1.3893 4) 1.9338
· S 4 r 2 · V r 8. The diameter of a circle found by
3
Cylinder: If r is the radius (of cross section) h measurement 5.2cms with a maximum error
0.05cms. The maximum error in its area is
is the height , L is the lateral surface area, S is the 1) 4.1 sq cms 2) 0.041 sq.cms
total surface area, V is the volume of a cylinder 3) 0.41 sq.cms 4) 0.5 sq.cms
(right circular) then 9. A circular plate expands when heated from a
radius of 5cms to 5.06 cm then the
· L 2 rh , S 2 rh 2 r 2 · V r 2 h
percentage increase in its area is
Cone: If r is the base radius , h is the height, 1) 0.6 2) 1.2 3) 2.4 4) 0.12
l is the slant height , is the semivertical angle 10. In measuring the circumference 100cm of a
is the vertical angle , L is the lateral surface circle, there is an error of 0.05 cm then the
area , S is the total surface area and V is the percentage error in its area is
volume of a (right circular ) cone then 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4) 1
r 10 5 100
i) l 2 r 2 h 2 , ii) Tan 11. When the radius of a sphere decreases from
h
3 cm to 2.98 cm then the approximate
iii) 2 , iv) L rl (or) L r r 2 h 2 decrease in volume of sphere is
1 2 1) 0.002 cm3 2) 0.072 cm3
v) S rl r 2 vi) V r h
3 3) 0.72 cm3 4) 0.008 cm3
Simple pendulum: If l is the length, T is the 12. If the percentage error in the surface area
period of oscillation of a simple pendulum and g is of sphere is k, then the percentage error in
the acceleration due to gravity then, T 2 l / g its volume is
An electric current 'C' is measured by tangent 3k 2k k 4k
galvonometer. If is the deflection of the 1) 2) 3) 4)
2 3 3 3
galvonometer then C Tan 1
13. If an error of % is made in measuring
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LEVEL - I : EXECISE-I the radius of a sphere then percentage error
x2 in its volume is
1. If f x 3 x where
1) 0.3 2) 0.03 3) 0.003 4) 0.0003
2
x 2, x 0.05 then df = 14. The area of square is 9sq cms and the error
1) 2.5 2) 0.25 3) 2.635 4) 2.652 in its is 0.02 sq.cm The percentage error in
the measurement of the length of the diagonal
1 of the square is
2. If y 2 ; x 1; x 0.01 then approximate
x 2 1 4 1
error in 'y' is. 1) 2) 3) 4)
1) -0.02 2) 2 3) 0.06 4) 0.02 9 9 9 3
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error in volume is base area times of error log v log 3log r
3
in radius
ii. r 5, h 10cm, r 0.02, h 0.01
1) only I 2) only II
1
3) both I and II 4) neither I nor II v r 2 h , v 2rh r r 2 h
3 3