(a) How accurately should you measure the edge of a cube

Chapter 4, Problem 66

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(a) How accurately should you measure the edge of a cube to be reasonably sure of calculating the cubes surface area with an error of no more than 2%? Within 1% (b) Suppose the edge is measured with the accuracy required in part (a). About how accurately can the cubes volume be calculated from the edge measurement? To find out, estimate the percentage error in the volume calculation that might result from using the edge measurement.

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