Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 1 - Introduction, Measurement, Estimating - Problems - Page 18: 9

Answer

1%.

Work Step by Step

Use an uncertainty of 0.01 m. Percentage uncertainty = $\frac{0.01 m^{2}}{1.57 m^{2}} \times 100 \% = 0.637 \% \approx 1 \%$
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