An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

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100 cm is read as 102 cm. A1 = (100 x 100) and A2 =(102 x 102) (A2 - A1) = [(102 x 102)-(100 x 100) ]= 404 Percentage error =[404/(100 x 100 )] x 100%= 4.…

An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

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