Mrs. Santa has a ball of cheese wrapped in red wax and decided to cut in half, to share with her visitors. The diameter of the cheese (excluding the wax) is 10 inches, and the wax has a thickness of 0.25 inches. (a) Find the total volume (exact) of the wax; (b) Use differential to estimate the volume of the wax.

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Mrs. Santa has a ball of cheese wrapped in red wax and decided to cut in half, to share with her visitors. The diameter of the cheese (excluding the wax) is 10 inches, and the wax has a thickness of 0.25 inches. (a) Find the total volume (exact) of the wax; (b) Use differential to estimate the volume of the wax. 

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