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The heat dissipated in a resistance can be determined form the relation : `H = (I^(2)Rt)/(4.2)` cal .
If the maximum errors in the measurement of current , resistance , and time are 2%, 1%, and 1%, what would be the maximum error in the dissipated heat ?

A

0.05

B

0.04

C

0.06

D

`0.5%`

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