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In an experiment of simple pendulum the errors in the measurement of length of the pendulum L and time period T are 3% and 2% respectively. Find the maximum percentage error in the value of acceleration due to gravity.

A

`5%`

B

`8%`

C

`6%`

D

`7%`

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`7%`
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