A Carpenter was told to make a rectangular desk with top
dimension of 50cm by40cm.
The Carperter altually made
the desk 60cm by 35cm.
Callulate the percentage
error in (a) the length and
b) the breath (1) the product
of the two enors (2) area of
the table top.​

a. Percent error = 12.5%

b. Percent error = 20%

c. Product = 250

d. Area of rectangle = 200 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following data;

Actual length = 40cm

Experimental length = 35cm

Actual breadth = 50cm

Experimental breadth = 60cm

To find the following values;

a. Percentage error in length;

Percent error can be defined as a measure of the extent to which an experimental value differs from the theoretical value.

Mathematically, it is given by this expression;

Substituting into the formula, we have;

Percent error = 12.5%

b. Percentage error in breadth;

Percent error = 20%

c. Product of the error;

Product = 12.5 * 20

Product = 250

d. Area of the table top;

Dimensions = 50 * 40 cm

Area of rectangle = length * breadth

Area of rectangle = 40 * 50

Area of rectangle = 200 cm²

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

1 and 0

step-by-step explanation: