Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - 11.2 Summing and Infinite Series - Exercises - Page 547: 8

Answer

$S_{7}$ = $0.368056$

Work Step by Step

$S_{1}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}$ = $1$ $S_{2}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}$ = $0$ $S_{3}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}$ = $0.5$ $S_{4}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}-\frac{1}{3!}$ = $0.33333$ $S_{5}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}-\frac{1}{3!}+\frac{1}{4!}$ = $0.375$ $S_{6}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}-\frac{1}{3!}+\frac{1}{4!}-\frac{1}{5!}$ = $0.366667$ $S_{7}$ = $\frac{1}{0!}-\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}-\frac{1}{3!}+\frac{1}{4!}-\frac{1}{5!}+\frac{1}{6!}$ = $0.368056$ $|S_{7}-e^{-1}|$ = $1.76\times(10)^{-4}$ $\lt$ $10^{-3}$
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