(a) The function is
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.






(relative error in
).
.
Percentage error
.
Therefore, when the
was increased by
, the period T was increased by
.
(b) Find the approximate error in this pendulum clock in one day.
\
.
Therefore, in one day the pendulum clock is faster by
minutes and
seconds than the correct time.
(a)
.
(b)
.