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the percentage error in measurement of physical quantity,m is given by m=π tanα,is minimum when
α is :

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11 Years agoGrade Select Grade
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11 Years ago
m=
by differentating on both sides
dm=(πsec2α)dα
dividing both sides with m 
(dm/m)=(sec2α/tanα)dα
(dm/m)=(2/sin2α)dα
if% error is minimum then sin2α is maximum
so α=450
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