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Published on: August 13, 2026
Find the approximate change in volume V of a cube of side 5m caused by increasing its side length by 2%.
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V = a 3 ⇒ Δ V = 
Δ a
= 3a 2 Δ a = 3a 2 × 
= 
= 7.5 m 3
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