Suppose the Centripetal Acceleration of a Particle Moving in a Circle

question 108

Multiple Choice

Suppose the centripetal acceleration of a particle moving in a circle is $a = \frac { v ^ { 2 } } { r } , \text { where }$ $v$ is the velocity and $r$ is the radius of the circle. Approximate the maximum percent error in measuring the acceleration due to errors of $4 \%$ in $v$ and $2 \%$ in $r$ .

• A) \(11 \%\)
• B) \(16 \%\)
• C) \(10 \%\)
• D) \(21 \%\)
• E) \(13 \%\)

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