The circumference of the circle is .
The possible error is .
(a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the circle.
\The circumference of the circle is .
The area of the circle is .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Percentage error in area of the square is .
Substitute and
in above expression.
Substitute and
in above expression.
The percent error in computing the area of the square is .
(b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the circumference if the error in computing the area cannot exceed .
The maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side is .
(a) The percent error in computing the area of the square is .
(b) The maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side is .