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The pressure on a square plate is measured by measureing the force on the plate and the percentage error of measurement of force and length are respectively 4% and 2%, the maximum error in the measurement of pressure is-

A

0.01

B

0.02

C

0.06

D

0.08

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D
`F=(P)/(A)=(P)/(l^(2))rArr(DeltaF)/(F)=(DeltaP)/(P)+2(Deltal)/(l)`
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