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Resistance of a given wire is obtained by mea- suring the current flowing in it and the voltage difference applied across it. If the percentage errors in the measurement of the current and the voltage difference are 3% each then error in the value of resistance of the wire is :

A

zero

B

`1%`

C

`3%`

D

`6%`

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