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A physical quantity P is related to four observables a, b, c and d as follows:

P=a3b2/(√cd)
The percentage errors of measurement in a, b, c 
and d are 1%, 3%, 4% and 2%, respectively. What is the percentage error in the quantity P? If the value of P calculated using the above relation turns out to be 3.763, to what value should you round off the result?

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Percentage error in P = 13 %
Value of P is given as 3.763.
By rounding off the given value to the first decimal place, we get P = 3.8.

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