Mechanics — Medium JEE physics MCQ
A person measures the depth of a well by measuring the time interval between dropping a stone and receiving the sound of impact with the bottom of the well. The error in his measurement of time is $\delta T=0.01$ seconds and he measures the depth of the well to be $L=20$ meters. Take the acceleration due to gravity $g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ and the velocity of sound is $300 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. Then the fractional error in the measurement, $\delta L / L$, is closest to
- A. $0.2 \%$
- B. $1 \%$
- C. $3 \%$
- D. $5 \%$
Solution
The correct option is **B**.
