The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is T=2πLg Measured value of L is 20 cm known to 1mm accuracy and time for 100 oscillations of the pendulum is found to be 90 s using a wrist-watch of 1 s resolution. The accuracy in the determination of g is
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a
1%
b
2%
c
3%
d
4%
answer is C.
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Given, T=2πLgor g=4π2LT2Hence T=tn and ΔT=Δtn.. ΔTT=ΔttThe errors in both L and t are the least count errors. Therefore,Δgg=ΔLL+2ΔTT=0.120.0+2190=0.027The percentage error in g isΔgg×100=ΔLL×100+2×ΔTT×100=3%