Question

You ordered a large block of wood with length 5, width 2, and height 1 (each in feet). Unfortunately, the manufacturer can only guarantee to meet these measurements up to an error of 0.1 excess feet per side. Use a suitable gradient to approximate the most total excess volume that may occur. Compute the exact maximal excess volume.

Answer 1

If each side is 0.1 feet extra,
The volume will be 5.1*2.1*1.1= about 11.781.
Perhaps this helps.