Calculus (3rd Edition)

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

Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.1 Linear Approximation and Applications - Exercises - Page 172: 17

Answer

$$0.1,\ \ 0.0990,\ \ \ 0.00098$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\sqrt{26}-\sqrt{25}$$ Consider $f(x) =\sqrt{x} $ and $ a =25$, $\Delta x= 1 $, since \begin{align*} f'(x)&= \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} \\ f'(25)&= 0.1 \end{align*} Then the linear approximate is given by \begin{align*} \Delta f& \approx . f^{\prime}(a) \Delta x\\ &= (0.1)( 1)=0.1 \end{align*} and the actual change is given by \begin{align*} \Delta f&=f(a+\Delta x)-f(a)\\ &=f(26)-f(25)\\ & \approx 0.0990 \end{align*} Hence the error is given by $$|0.0990-0.1|=0.000980 $$
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