The volume of a rectangular prism is 150in3. Alex measures the sides to be 2.8 in by 9.72 in by 4.54 in. In calculating the volume, what is the relative error, to the nearest hundredth.Answer:
Q. The volume of a rectangular prism is 150in3. Alex measures the sides to be 2.8 in by 9.72 in by 4.54 in. In calculating the volume, what is the relative error, to the nearest hundredth.Answer:
Given: Given: Volume of rectangular prism V = 150 cubic inchesMeasured sides are 2.8 in, 9.72 in, and 4.54 in.First, calculate the volume using the measured sides.Volume Vmeasured = length × width × heightVmeasured=2.8 in ×9.72 in 1500 in1501 in1502
Calculate Volume: Next, calculate the absolute error, which is the difference between the true volume and the measured volume.Absolute error = ∣V−Vmeasured∣Absolute error = ∣150 in3−123.8496 in3∣Absolute error = 26.1504 in3
Calculate Absolute Error: Now, calculate the relative error, which is the absolute error divided by the true volume.Relative error = VAbsolute errorRelative error = 150in326.1504in3Relative error = 0.174336
Calculate Relative Error: Finally, express the relative error to the nearest hundredth.Relative error (to the nearest hundredth) = 0.17
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