In the determination of Young's modulus
(Y=πld24MLg) by using Searle's method, a wire of length L = 2 m and diameter d = 0.5 mm is used. For a load M = 2.5kg, an extension l= 0.25 mm in the length of the wire is observed. Quantities d and l are measured using a screw gauge and a micrometer respectively. They have the same pitch of 0.5 mm. The number of divisions on their circular scale is 100. The contributions to the maximum probable error of the Y measurement is