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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

If there is a positive error of 50% in the measurement of velocity of a body then the error in the measurement of kinetic energy is?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
dv/v % = 50..so...dv/v x 100 = 50..so...dv/v = ½.....
Now...KE =1/2 mv2...
so...dke/ke = 2 x dv/v …
so...dke/ke = 2 x ½ = 1... 
You can also calculate % of ke by multiplying it with 100
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