In an experiment to find the total mechanical energy of an oscillator

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Problem

In an experiment to find the total mechanical energy of an oscillator, the spring constant is measured with a possible error of

2\%

and the amplitude with a possible error of

3\%

. Assuming these are the only sources of error, the percentage error in the calculated energy is (a)

6.3\%

(b)

8\%

(c)

5\%

(d)

11\%