Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 5: Integrals - Section 5.2 - Sigma Notation and Limits of Finite Sums - Exercises 5.2 - Page 266: 38

Answer

The Largest is$ || P ||=1.1$

Work Step by Step

$|x_1 - x_o|=|-1.6-(-2)$=0.4 $|x_2 - x_1|=|-0.5-(-1.6)$=1.1 $|x_3 - x_2|=|0-(-0.5)$=0.5 $|x_4 - x_3|=|(0.8)-0|$=0.8 $|x_5 - x_4|=|1-(0.8)$=0.2 The Largest is$ || P ||=1.1$
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