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If we measure the side of a cube to be 4 cm with an error of 0.1 cm, then the error in our calculation of the volume is
Options
0.4 cu.cm
0.45 cu.cm
2 cu.cm
4.8 cu.cm
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Solution
4.8 cu.cm
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