Fluid Mechanics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398273
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.86P
A right circular cylinder volume v is to be calculated from the measured base radius R and height H. If the uncertainly in R is 2 percent an J the uncertainty in H is 3 percent, estimate the overall uncertainty in the calculated volume. Hint: Read Appendix E.
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