A student is trying to calculate the volume of a metal sphere. She measures the diameter to be 3.56 cm.  The uncertainty in the ruler is 1 mm.  What is the absolute uncertainty in the volume measurement?

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A student is trying to calculate the volume of a metal sphere. She measures the diameter to be 3.56 cm.  The uncertainty in the ruler is 1 mm.  What is the absolute uncertainty in the volume measurement?

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