Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.6 Alternating Series - 8.6 Exercises - Page 657: 31

Answer

$n=5000$

Work Step by Step

Recall the formula that $\text{Error}=|R_n| \leq a_{n+1}$ Here, we have $R_n \leq \dfrac{1}{2n+1} \lt 10^4$ and $ \dfrac{1}{2n+1} \lt 10^{-4}$ or, $2n+1 \gt 10^4$ or, $n \gt 5000-0.5$ or, $n \gt 4999.5$ or, $n=5000$
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