Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.9 Exercises - Page 236: 9

Answer

$dy=-.04$ $Δy=-.0394$

Work Step by Step

$y=x^{4}+1,x=−1,Δx=dx=.01 $ $y′=4x^{3}$ $dy=f′(x)×dx=4(-1)^{3}\times .01=-.04$ $Δy=f(x+Δx)−f(x)=f(-1+.01)−f(-1)=((-.99)^{4}+1)-((-1)^{4}+1)=1.9606-2=-.0394$
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