Errors and approximations - class-XII
Covers error calculations, percentage errors in geometric measurements, and numerical approximation methods including Newton-Raphson, successive bisection, and false position methods
Questions
The approximate value of $\sqrt[10]{0.999}$ is
- 0.0998
- 0.9998
- 0.0999
- 0.9999
The positive root of ${x}^{2}-98.8=0$ after first approximation by Newton Raphson method assuming initial approximation to the root is $14$ is
- $9.821$
- $9.814$
- $9.715$
- $9.915$
State the following statement is True or False
- True
- False
The value of $\cdot23454\ E\ 06 +\cdot31063\ E06.$ is?
- $ \cdot54517\ E\ 06$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 09$
The value of $\cdot6235\ E\ 05 +\cdot5781\ E05.$ is?
- $\cdot13056\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
The value of $\cdot4136\ E\ 05 +\cdot5132\ E07.$ is?
- $\cdot517336\ E\ 07$
- $\cdot164045\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 07$
- $\cdot33715\ E\ 01$
The value of $\cdot3656\ E\ 06 -\cdot7326\ E05.$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot6423\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 08$
- $\cdot29234\ E\ 06$
The value of $\cdot2642\ E\ 05 +\cdot3781\ E05.$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot54517\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot6423\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 05$
The value of $\cdot6321\ E\ 08 +\cdot5736\ E08.$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot54517\ E\ 09$
Find the approximate error in the volume of a cube with edge $x$ cm, when the edge is increased by $2%$
- $4\%$
- $2\%$
- $6\%$
- $8\%$
If the length of cylinder is measured to be $4.28 cm$ with an error of $0.01 cm$, the percentage error in the measured length is nearly
- $0.4\% $
- $0.5\% $
- $0.2\% $
- $0.1\% $
The radius of the sphere is measured as $ \left( {10 \pm 0.02} \right)cm$. The error in the measurement of its volume is
- $25.1 cc$
- $25.21 cc$
- $2.51 cc$
- $251.2 cc$
If there is an error of $k%$ in measuring the edge of a cube, then the percent error in estimating its volume is
- $k$
- $3k$
- $\displaystyle \frac{k}{3}$
- none of these
The height of a cylinder is equal to the radius. If an error of $\alpha$ % is made in the height, then percentage error in its volume is
- $\alpha$ %
- $2\alpha$ %
- $3\alpha$ %
- none of these
The pressure P and volume V of a gas are connected by the relation $PV^{1/4}=constant$. The percentage increase in the pressure corresponding to a deminition of $\dfrac12 %$ in the volume is
- $\dfrac {1}{2}$ %
- $\dfrac {1}{4}$ %
- $\dfrac {1}{8}$ %
- none of these
If the ratio of base radius and height of a cone is 1:2 and percentage error in radius is $\lambda$ %, then the error in its volume is
- $\lambda$ %
- $2\lambda$%
- $3\lambda$%
- none of these
If $y=x^n$, then the ratio of relative errors in $y$ and $x$ is
- $1:1$
- $2:1$
- $1:n$
- $n:1$
The circumference of a circle is measured as $28 cm$ with an error of $0.01 cm$. The percentage error in the area is
- $\dfrac {1}{14}$
- $0.01$
- $\dfrac {1}{7}$
- none of these
If there is an error of $0.01 cm$ in the diameter of a sphere then percentage error in surface area when the radius $= 5 cm$, is
- $0.005\%$
- $0.05\%$
- $0.1\%$
- $0.2\%$
If the percentage error in the edge of a cube is 1, then error in its volume is
- $1 \%$
- $2 \%$
- $3 \%$
- none of these
In a $\Delta ABC$ if sides a and b remain constant such that $\alpha$ is the error in C, then relative error in its area is
- $\alpha \cot C$
- $\alpha \sin C$
- $\alpha\tan C$
- $\alpha\cos C$
In a $\Delta ABC$ the sides b and c are given. If there is an error $\Delta A$ in measuring angle A, then the error $\Delta a$ in side a is given by
- $\dfrac {S}{2a}\Delta A$
- $\dfrac {2S}{a}\Delta A$
- bc sin A $\Delta A$
- none of these
If errors of $1%$ each are made in the base radius and height of a cylinder, then the percentage error in its volume is
- $1\%$
- $2\%$
- $3\%$
- none of these
The circumference of a circle is measured as $56$ cm with an error $0.02$ cm. The percentage error in its area is
- $\dfrac {1}{7}$
- $\dfrac {1}{28}$
- $\dfrac {1}{14}$
- $\dfrac {1}{56}$
If an error of $1^o$ is made in measuring the angle of a sector of radius $30 \ cm$, then the approximate error in its area is
- $450 cm^2$
- $25\pi cm^2$
- $2.5\pi cm^2$
- none of these
If error in measuring the edge of a cube is $k$% then the percentage error in estimating its volume is
- $k$
- $3k$
- $\displaystyle \frac{k}{3}$
- none of these
If the radius of a sphere is measured as $9 \ cm$ with an error of $ 0.03 \ cm$ then, find the approximate error in calculating its volume.
- $\displaystyle 9.72\pi\:\: cm^{3}$
- $\displaystyle 7.92\pi\:\: cm^{3}$
- $\displaystyle 8.72\pi\:\: cm^{3}$
- None of these
The percentage error in the $11^{th}$ root of the number $28$ is approximately ____________ times the percentage error in $28$
- $\dfrac { 1 }{ 28 } $
- $\dfrac { 1 }{ 11 } $
- $11$
- $28$
- True
- False
By Newton - Raphson's method the formula for finding the square root of any number $y$ is:
- $x _{n + 1} = \dfrac {1}{2}\left [x _{n} + \dfrac {y}{x _{n}}\right ]$
- $x _{n + 1} = \dfrac {1}{2}\left [x _{0} + \dfrac {y}{x _{0}}\right ]$
- $x _{n + 1} = \dfrac {1}{3}\left [2x _{n} + \dfrac {y}{x _{n}^{2}}\right ]$
- $x _{n + 1} = \dfrac {1}{3}\left [2x _{0} + \dfrac {y}{x _{0}^{2}}\right ]$
The value of $\cdot4125\ E\ 05 \times \cdot3781\ E01.$ is?
- $\cdot8203825\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot8303645\ E\ 06$
- $\cdot1559662\ E\ 06$
- $\cdot8305645\ E\ 09$
The value of $\cdot7378\ E\ 05 -\cdot2347\ E05.$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot5031\ E\ 05$
The value of $\cdot4365\ E\ 05 +\cdot2735\ E06$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot31715\ E\ 06$
- $\cdot64045\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot517336\ E\ 09$
The value of $\cdot4657\ E\ - 12 -\cdot4624$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot0033\ E-12$
- $\cdot0033\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 05$
The value of $\cdot3214\ E\ - 02 \times \cdot3781\ E\ 05.$ is?
- $\cdot699045\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot699045\ E\ 02$
- $\cdot699055\ E\ 02$
- $\cdot698045\ E\ 02$
The percentage error in the surface area of a cube with edge x cm, when the edge is increased by $11%$ is _________.
- $11$
- $22$
- $10$
- $44$
The focal length of a mirror is given by $\dfrac {1}{v}-\dfrac {1}{u}=\dfrac {2}{f}$. If equal errors ($\alpha$) are made in measuring $u$ and $v$, then the relative error in $f$ is
- $\dfrac {2}{\alpha}$
- $\alpha \left (\dfrac {1}{u}+\dfrac {1}{v}\right )$
- $\alpha \left (\dfrac {1}{u}-\dfrac {1}{v}\right )$
- none of these
The period of oscillation $T$ of a pendulum of length $l$ at a place of acceleration due to gravity $g$ is given by $T=2\pi \sqrt {\dfrac {l}{g}}$. If the calculated length is $0.992$ times the actual length and if the value assumed for $g$ is $1.002$ times its actual value, the relative error in the computed value of $T$ is
- $0.005$
- $-0.005$
- $0.003$
- $-0.003$
The area of a triangle is computed using the formula $S=\dfrac {1}{2}$ bc sin A. If the relative errors made in measuring b, c and calculating S are respectively $0.02$, $0.01$ and $0.13$ the approximate error in A when $A=\pi /6$ is
- $0.05$ radians
- $0.01$ radians
- $0.05$ degree
- $0.01$ degree
Using Newton-Raphson method, the cube root of $24$ is?
- $2.884$
- $3.256$
- $5.231$
- $4.526$
Using successive Bisection method find the second, third and fourth approximation of root of the equation $x^3-3x-5=0$ in the interval $(2,2.5)$
- $ 2.375,2.135 \ \& \ \ 2.2815$
- $1.25,1.375 \ \ \& \ \ 1.4375$
- $4.23,3.214 \ \ \& \ \ 2.135$
- $2.4475,2.175 \ \ \& \ \ 3.2815$
The second and third approximation of $x^3-2x-5=0$ in the interval $(2,3)$ is?
- $x _2 = 2.0946$ and $x _3 = 2.0947$
- $x _2 = 1.636 $ and $x _3 = 2.98$
- $x _2 = 4.0946 $ and $x _3 = 5.0947$
- $x _2 = 2.946$ and $x _3 = 2.07$
The second and third approximation to the roots of $x^4-x-10=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$ is?
- $x _2=2.856,x _3=3.8561$
- $x _2=1.7756,x _3=1.061$
- $x _2=1.87409, x _3=1.85587$
- $x _2=7.856,x _3=1.8561$
Using successive Bisection method find the second, third and fourth approximation of root of the given equation $x^3-x-4=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$
- $2.75,13.875 , 1.8125$
- $1.75,1.875 , 1.8125$
- $1.725,1.5 , 1.8125$
- $2.75,1.875 , 1.8125$
The second approximation of roots of $x^3-x-4=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$ by the method of false position is?
- $1.78049$
- $1.276$
- $2.123$
- $0.726$
Using successive Bisection method find the second, third and fourth approximation of root of the equation $x^3+x^2-1$ in the interval $(0,1)$
- $0.75,1.875,0.8125$
- $1.75,0.875,0.8125$
- $0.75,0.875,0.8125$
- $0.75,0.875,1.8125$
The third approximation of roots of $x^3-x^2-1=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$ by the method of false position is?
- $2.430$
- $1.340$
- $1.430$
- $1.230$
The third approximation of roots of $x^3-x-1=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$ by the method of false position is?
- $1.011$
- $2.265$
- $1.255$
- $1.294$
The value of $\cdot8642\ E\ 02 \div \cdot2562\ E02.$ is?
- $\cdot12057\ E\ 09$
- $\cdot33715\ E\ 01$
- $\cdot33715\ E\ 05$
- $\cdot33725\ E\ 01$
The second approximation of roots of $x^3-5x-7=0$ in the interval $(2,3)$ by the method of false position is?
- $1.735$
- $2.375$
- $3.735$
- $2.735$
The third approximation of root of $x^3-x^2-1=0$ in the interval $(1,2)$ using successive bisection method is?
- $1.475$
- $1.375$
- $2.213$
- $1.564$
By successive bisection method, the cube root of $2$ between the interval (1,1.5)_is?
- $1.2813$
- $1.2121$
- $1.013$
- $1.475$
The value of $\cdot4267\ E\ 10 \div \cdot2437\ E -02.$ is?
- $\cdot1751\ E\ 03$
- $\cdot1752\ E\ 13$
- $\cdot1751\ E\ 13$
- $\cdot1762\ E\ 13$
The third approximation of roots of $x^3-9x+1=0$ in the interval $(2,4)$ by the method of false position is?
- $8.23$
- $1.25$
- $2.85$
- $2.12$
If the error committed in measuring the radius of the circle is $0.05%$, then the corresponding error in calculating the area is:
- $0.05\%$
- $0.025\%$
- $0.25\%$
- $0.1\%$