Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Practice Exercises - Page 636: 52

Answer

$\ln (\dfrac{5}{3}) \approx 0.510825624$

Work Step by Step

Consider the series for $\ln (1+x)=x-\dfrac{x^2}{2}+\dfrac{x^3}{3}-....+(-1)^{n-1}\dfrac{x^n}{n}$ As we are given that $x=\dfrac{2}{3}$ Now, $\ln (1+x)=\ln (1+\dfrac{2}{3})=\ln [\dfrac{(3+2)}{3}]$ Thus $\ln (\dfrac{5}{3}) \approx 0.510825624$
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