Determine the relative error in calculating the surface area

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An oil company distributes oil in a metal can shaped like a cylinder that has an actual radius of 5.1 cm and a height of 15.1 cm. A worker incorrectly measured the radius as 5 cm and the height as 15 cm.

Determine the relative error in calculating the surface area, to the nearest thousandth.

 

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