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The percentage error in computing the aren of an ellipse when an error of 1 per cent is made in measuring the major und rainor axes is(a) 0.2'ie(b) $2 \%$(c) 0.02*.
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The formula for the area of an ellipse is given by A = πab, where a and b are the lengths of the major and minor axes, respectively. Show more…
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