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QUESTION: The circumference of a sphere was measured to be 81cm with a possible error of .5cm. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error in the calculated surface area.

Circumference=2pi*r Surface Area=4pi*r^2

if anyone knows the max error and relative error let me know thanks.

2007-11-06 17:36:42 · 4 answers · asked by BLAHHH need help 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

4 answers

Error of the surface area is dA
Error of circumference is dC = .5 cm
C=2πr,
dC = 2π dr
dr = dC / 2π
dr= .5/2π
Since Area A = 4πr^2
dA = 8 πr dr
Since C = 81 cm. C=2πr
r=C/2π
r= 81/2π
With dA = 8 πr dr
dA = 8 π (81/2π) (.5/2π)= 25.78
Max error is 25.78 cm^2

Area = 4πr^2=4π(81/2π)^2
=2088 cm^2
Relative error= Max error/Area %
25.78./ 2088 %=1.23 %

2007-11-06 18:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by mlam18 6 · 0 0

Relative Error Calculus

2017-01-14 12:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

C = 2πr, A = 4πr^2
dC = 2πdr, dA = 8πrdr
r = C/(2π), dA = 4Cdr
dr = dC/(2π), dA = 2CdC/π
dr = 0.5/(2π), dA = 2*81*0.5/π
dr ≈ 0.0796 cm, dA = 25.8 cm^2

dC/C = 2πdr/(2πr), dA/A = 8πrdr/4πr^2
(50/18)% = dr/r, dA/A = 2dr/r
dC/C = dr/r = 2.78%, dA/A = 5.56%

2007-11-06 18:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 1

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2016-04-02 21:56:18 · answer #4 · answered by Erica 4 · 0 0

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