Question
A student determined Young's Modulus of elasticity using the formula $Y = {{Mg{L^3}} \over {4b{d^3}\delta }}$. The value of g is taken to be 9.8 m/s2, without any significant error, his observation are as following.
Then the fractional error in the measurement of Y is :
| Physical Quantity |
Least count of the Equipment used for measurement |
Observed value |
|---|---|---|
| Mass (M) | 1 g | 2 kg |
| Length of bar (L) | 1 mm | 1 m |
| Breadth of bar (b) | 0.1 mm | 4 cm |
| Thickness of bar (d) | 0.01 mm | 0.4 cm |
| Depression ($\delta $) | 0.01 mm | 5 mm |
Then the fractional error in the measurement of Y is :