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A : Absolut error is unitless and dimensionless.
R : All type of errors are unitless and dimensionless.

A

If both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (1).

B

If both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (2).

C

If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false, then mark (3).

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false statements, then mark (4).

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To solve the question regarding the assertion and reason about absolute error and its dimensionality, we can break it down into the following steps: ### Step 1: Understand Absolute Error Absolute error is defined as the difference between the measured value and the actual (or true) value. Mathematically, it can be expressed as: \[ \text{Absolute Error} = \text{Measured Value} - \text{Actual Value} \] ### Step 2: Analyze the Assertion The assertion states that "Absolute error is unitless and dimensionless." To evaluate this, we can consider an example: - If the measured value of a length is 21 mm and the actual value is 20 mm, then: \[ \text{Absolute Error} = 21 \, \text{mm} - 20 \, \text{mm} = 1 \, \text{mm} \] This shows that absolute error has a unit (mm) and thus has dimensions. Therefore, the assertion is **false**. ### Step 3: Analyze the Reason The reason states that "All types of errors are unitless and dimensionless." We need to check if this is true. - Absolute error, as shown, has units and dimensions. - Relative error, however, is a ratio of absolute error to a mean value and is indeed dimensionless. But not all errors are unitless. Therefore, the reason is also **false**. ### Step 4: Conclusion Since both the assertion and the reason are false, we conclude that the correct answer to the question is that both the assertion and the reason are false statements. ### Final Answer: Both assertion and reason are false. ---
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