The circumference of the circle is
.
The possible error is
.

(a) Approximate the percent error in computing the area of the circle.
\The circumference of the circle is
.

The area of the circle is
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.

Percentage error in area of the square is
.
Substitute
and
in above expression.

Substitute
and
in above expression.

The percent error in computing the area of the square is
.
(b) Estimate the maximum allowable percent error in measuring the circumference if the error in computing the area cannot exceed
.



The maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side is
.
(a) The percent error in computing the area of the square is
.
(b) The maximum allowable percent error in measuring the side is
.