Mar 11, 2011

34. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is ?


Answer: 4.04%

Explanation:
100 cm is read as 102 cm.
 A1 = (100 x 100) cm2 and A2 (102 x 102) cm2.
(A2 - A1) = [(102)2 - (100)2]
= (102 + 100) x (102 - 100)
= 404 cm2.
 Percentage error =404x 100%= 4.04%
100 x 100