For a car with standard tires stopping on dry asphalt, its speed S (in mph) can be found from the length of its skid marks according to S = 9.4L0.37 where L is the length (in feet) of the skid marks. Find the error and the relative error in the speed for the skid-mark length if the error in measuring the length is ±10 feet.† (Round your answers to two decimal places.) 110 feet

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For a car with standard tires stopping on dry asphalt, its speed S (in mph) can be found from the length of its skid marks according to

S = 9.4L0.37

where L is the length (in feet) of the skid marks. Find the error and the relative error in the speed for the skid-mark length if the error in measuring the length is ±10 feet.† (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

110 feet
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