Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH102/December 2016/Question B 05 (b)
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Question B 05 (b) |
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Use linear approximation at a suitable close value to estimate . Your answer may be left in terms of fractions. |
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Note that for any function , the linear approximation around is given by , and for points close to . For this question, what is ? what is ? |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Let . Then, we'd like to find . To estimate , we use the linear approximation of around the point . Here, we choose because it is the closest point to that we know its function value, . First, we find its derivative at . and then find its function value at By the formula in the Hint, we have
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