Consider a physical quantity $Z$ expressed as $Z = \frac{A B^{1/2}}{C^2}$. If the relative error in the magnitudes of $A, B,$ and $C$ is $1\%$, then the relative error in $Z$ will be: (in $\%$)

  • A
    $0.5$
  • B
    $3.5$
  • C
    $1$
  • D
    $22$

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