Question No. 2If the length of a cylinder is measured to be 4.28 cm wvith an error of0.01 cm, then the percentage error in the measurement will be0.4%0.5%0.2%0.1%

Length of cylinder, L = 4.28 cm Error = 0.01 cm Percentage error in the measurement = ?

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If the length of a cylinder is measured to be 4.28 cm with an error of 0.01 cm, then the percentage error in the measurement will be

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