The length of a rectangular plate is measured by a meter scale and is found to be ` 10.0 cm`. Its width is measured by vernier callipers as `1.00 cm`. The least count of the meter scale and vernier calipers are `0.1 cm and 0.01 cm` respectively. Maximum permissibe error in area measurement is.
A
`+-0.2cm^(2)`
B
`+-0.1cm^(2)`
C
`+-0.3cm^(2)`
D
zero
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