Question

Use the pi key on a scientific or graphing calculator to compute the percent of error of the approximation of pi, 3.14, to the value pi. Show your steps, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

Answer 1

Percent error is calculated as $\frac{approximation-theoretical}{theoretical}*100$.
The approximation in this case is 3.14, and the theoretical or actual value is pi.

Using the formula, the percent error will be:
$\frac{3.14- \pi }{ \pi }*100$ = -0.0507%