A scientist is running a program to calculate the volume of a cone:

radius $17\mathrm{.}24$

height $5\mathrm{.}24$

volume $$ PI $*($radius $*$ radius$)*($height $/3)$

The code relies on the built$-$in constant PI$.$ After running the code, the variable volume stores $1630\mathrm{.}9266447568566.$

Their supervisor checks their results by running the same calculation on their own computer. Their program results in a volume of $1630\mathrm{.}9266447564448.$

The two values are very close, but not quite the same.

Which of these is the most likely explanation for the difference?

Choose $1$ answer:

Choose $1$ answer:

$($Choice A$)$ One of the computers has a bug in its mathematical operations.

A

One of the computers has a bug in its mathematical operations.

$($Choice B$)$ One computer used an integer representation for the numbers while the other computer used the more accurate floating$-$point representation.

B

One computer used an integer representation for the numbers while the other computer used the more accurate floating$-$point representation.

$($Choice C$)$ The two computers represent the constant PI with a different level of precision, due to their rounding strategy or size limitations$.$

C

The two computers represent the constant PI with a different level of precision, due to their rounding strategy or size limitations$.$

$($Choice D$)$ The two computers executed the arithmetic operations using a different order of operations.

D

The two computers executed the arithmetic operations using a different order of operations.

$($Choice E$)$ One of the computers experienced an integer overflow error when calculating the result.

E

One of the computers experienced an integer overflow error when calculating the result.