Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH102/December 2017/Question 12 (c)
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The age of a solid planet can be estimated by calculating the fraction of the surface of the planet that is free of meteor impact craters. Assume that the rate at which the crater-free area decreases is proportional to that area itself. (c) Find the tangent line to at and use it to estimate by linear approximation. Your answer should be a rational number. Remark: you can solve this part without solving the other parts. |
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Recall that the linear approximation of at is . |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. By the Hint, for , , we have , , . Hence the linear approximation is We recall from part (b) that By the linear approximation, we have Answer: . |