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A physical quantity P is given as 
. The percentage error in the measurement of a, b, c and d are 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% respectively. The percentage error in the measurement of quantity P will be
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The given quantity is 
The percentage error for a quantity can be given by the formula 
x 100.
Relation of the relative errors will be,
Hence, the percentage error is calculated by substituting the values,
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