The radius of a circular disk is given as  28cm with a maximum error in measurement of 0.3 cm. Use differentials to estimate the maximum possible error in the calculated area of the disk.? What is the relative error?

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The radius of a circular disk is given as  28cm with a maximum error in measurement of 0.3 cm. Use differentials to estimate the maximum possible error in the calculated area of the disk.?

What is the relative error?

 

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