The measurement of a side of a square is found to be 5 centimeters, with a possible error of 0.09 centimeter. (a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the square. (b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side if the error in computing the area cannot exceed 1.7%.

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The measurement of a side of a square is found to be 5 centimeters, with a possible error of 0.09 centimeter.

(a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the square.


(b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side if the error in computing the area cannot exceed 1.7%.
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