To find the spring constant $(k)$ of a spring experimentally,a student commits $2 \%$ positive error in the measurement of time and $1 \%$ negative error in the measurement of mass. The percentage error in determining the value of $k$ is (in $\%$)

  • A
    $3$
  • B
    $1$
  • C
    $4$
  • D
    $5$

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$Assertion$ : When percentage errors in the measurement of mass and velocity are $1\%$ and $2\%$ respectively,the percentage error in $K.E.$ is $5\%$.
$Reason$ : $\frac{{\Delta E}}{E} = \frac{{\Delta m}}{m} + \frac{{2\Delta v}}{v}$

The time period of a simple harmonic oscillator is $T = 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$. The measured value of mass $(m)$ of the object is $10 \ g$ with an accuracy of $10 \ mg$, and the time for $50$ oscillations of the spring is found to be $60 \ s$ using a watch of $2 \ s$ resolution. The percentage error in the determination of the spring constant $(k)$ is . . . . . . %.

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$(A)$ The error in the measurement of $r$ is $10 \%$
$(B)$ The error in the measurement of $T$ is $3.57 \%$
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