8.2.2 Errors: Absolute Error, Relative Error, and Percentage Error · Part 4

have V r r h ( ) = V V . ) » dV dt r ( . )) . and - - Thus the estimate for the change in the volume is p cm .

Exact calculation of the volume change gives V V . ) = cm . So relative error = 00497 | | ; and hence the percentage error = relative error × × % .