Determine how accurate should we measure the side of a cube so that the calculated surface area of t

London Ware

London Ware

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2022-05-10

Determine how accurate should we measure the side of a cube so that the calculated surface area of the cube lies within 3% of its true value, using Linear Approximation.
Let A ( x ) = T S A; x = s i d e
A ( x ) = 6 x 2

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Christian Hawkins

Christian Hawkins

Beginner2022-05-11Added 16 answers

Suppose the true value of the side is s, the linear approximation says that
A ( x ) A ( s ) + d A ( s ) d x . ( x s ) = A ( s ) + 12 s ( x s )
The relative error on the area's calculation is
A ( x ) A ( s ) A ( s ) 12 s ( x s ) A ( s ) = 2 ( x s ) s
that is to say twice the relative error on the side's measure. In order to have
| A ( x ) A ( s ) A ( s ) | 0.03
we need
| x s s | 0.015
that is to say 1.5 %

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