SOLUTION: Find the allowable percentage error in the radius of a circle if the area is to be corrected to within 5%.

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Question 1082950: Find the allowable percentage error in the radius of a circle if the area is to be corrected to within 5%.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It would be the sqrt (1.05), since area varies as the square of the radius.
That value is 1.025, and the allowable percentage is 2.5%.