The density p of a cylindrical specimen with mass m, radius r and length h has m been estimated from the formula p= Calculate the relative error in the calculated density, if the radius r is measured with a relative error of 0.5%, the length h is measured with a relative error of 1.5% and the mass m is measured with a relative error of 0.8%.

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The density p of a cylindrical specimen with mass m, radius r and length h has
m
been estimated from the formula p=
Calculate the relative error in the
calculated density, if the radius r is measured with a relative error of 0.5%, the
length h is measured with a relative error of 1.5% and the mass m is measured
with a relative error of 0.8%.
Transcribed Image Text:The density p of a cylindrical specimen with mass m, radius r and length h has m been estimated from the formula p= Calculate the relative error in the calculated density, if the radius r is measured with a relative error of 0.5%, the length h is measured with a relative error of 1.5% and the mass m is measured with a relative error of 0.8%.
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