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The Measurements of the Base and Altitude of a Triangle

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The measurements of the base and altitude of a triangle are found to be 42 and 21 centimeters.The possible error in each measurement is 0.25 centimeter.Use differentials to estimate the propagated error in computing the area of the triangle.Round your answer to four decimal places. ​


A) ±8.6625 square centimeters
B) ±7.0875 square centimeters
C) ±7.875 square centimeters
D) ±9.0563 square centimeters
E) ±9.45 square centimeters

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