Owing to its gravitational pull, the Earth gains weight and volume slowly over time from space dust, meteorites, and comets. Suppose the Earth is a sphere. Let the radius be ra = 7000 kilometers at the beginning of the year 1900, and let rb be its radius at the end of the year 2000. Assume that rb = ra +0.000001, an increase of 1 millimeter. Using a computer, calculate how much the Earth’s volume and surface area has increased during the last century by the following three procedures (exactly as given):
a. Difference in spherical volume
b. Difference in spherical volume
c. Difference in spherical surface area
First use single precision and then double precision. Compare and analyze your results.
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