The Volume of a Spherical Cancerous Tumor Is Given by

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The volume of a spherical cancerous tumor is given by . If the radius of a tumor is estimated at 1.2 cm, with a maximum error in measurement of 0.004 cm, determine the error that might occur when the volume of the tumor is calculated.

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