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AP EAMCET · Maths · Application of Derivatives

If the radius of a sphere is measured as 9 cm with an error of 0.03 cm, then find the approximate error in calculating its surface area.

  1. A 2.16πcm2
  2. B 21.6πcm2
  3. C 216πcm2
  4. D 0.216πcm2
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(A) 2.16πcm2

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Let r be the radius of sphere & ∆r be the error in measuring the radius. Then r=9 & ∆r=0.03 Now, the surface area of sphere is given by, S=4πr2 ⇒∆S=8πr∆r ⇒∆S=8π×9×0.03=2.16π cm2