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Please help me with my calculus homework :)-example-1

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Let the side of square be s

s = 10 ft


\Delta s=\pm0.1ft
\begin{gathered} A=s^2 \\ (dA)/(ds)=2s \\ \text{ now error in area is} \\ dA=(dA)/(ds)\Delta s \\ dA=(2s)\pm0.1 \\ dA=2(10)(\pm0.1)=\pm2ft^2 \end{gathered}

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