Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Areas and Distances - 5.1 Exercises - Page 377: 28

Answer

If $~~n \geq 347,346~~$ then $~~R_n-A \lt 0.0001$

Work Step by Step

We need to find a value of $n$ such that: $R_n-A \lt \frac{b-a}{n}~[f(b)-f(a)] \lt 0.0001$ We can find a value of $n$: $\frac{b-a}{n}~[f(b)-f(a)] \lt 0.0001$ $\frac{3-1}{n}~[f(3)-f(1)] \lt 0.0001$ $\frac{2}{n}~(e^3-e) \lt 0.0001$ $\frac{1}{n} \lt \frac{0.0001}{2(e^3-e)}$ $n \gt \frac{2(e^3-e)}{0.0001}$ $n \gt 347,345.1$ Since $n$ must be a whole number, $n \geq 347,346$ If $~~n \geq 347,346~~$ then $~~R_n-A \lt 0.0001$
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