Q.

In an experiment, four quantities a, b, c and d are measured with percentage error 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%, respectively. Quantity P is calculated as follows:

P=a3b2cd,% error in P is

1 14%  
2 10%  
3 7%  
4 4%  

Ans.

(a) P=a3b2cd

PP×100=3(aa×100)+2(bb×100)+(cc×100)+(dd×100)

=3×1+2×2+3+4

=3+4+3+4=14%