An astronaut using a camera measures the radius of Earth as 4000 mi with an error of ±80 mi. Use differentials to estimate the relative and percentage error of using this radius measurement to calculate the volume of Earth, assuming the planet is a perfect sphere.

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An astronaut using a camera measures the radius of Earth as
4000 mi with an error of ±80 mi. Use differentials to estimate
the relative and percentage error of using this radius
measurement to calculate the volume of Earth, assuming the
planet is a perfect sphere.
Transcribed Image Text:An astronaut using a camera measures the radius of Earth as 4000 mi with an error of ±80 mi. Use differentials to estimate the relative and percentage error of using this radius measurement to calculate the volume of Earth, assuming the planet is a perfect sphere.
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