The measurement of a side of a square is found to be 11 centimeters, with a possible error of 0.05 centimeter. (a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the square. % (b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side if the error in computing the area cannot exceed 2.5%. %

The measurement of a side of a square is found to be 11 centimeters, with a possible error of 0.05 centimeter. (a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the square. % (b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side if the error in computing the area cannot exceed 2.5%. %

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The measurement of a side of a square is found to be 11 centimeters, with a possible error of 0.05 centimeter. (a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the square. % (b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side if the error in computing the area cannot exceed 2.5 % . %

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