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One side of a right triangle is known to be 20 cm long and the opposite angle is measured as 17°, with a possible error of +4°. Use differentials to estimate the error in computing the length of the hypotenuse. ±15.6 cm ±1.6 cm ±0.9 cm O±5.4 cm +9.7 cm

One side of a right triangle is known to be 20 cm long and the opposite angle is measured as 17°, with a possible error of +4°. Use differentials to estimate the error in computing the length of the hypotenuse. ±15.6 cm ±1.6 cm ±0.9 cm O±5.4 cm +9.7 cm

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