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 174: 61

Answer

$$L(x) =-0.002 x+0.03$$$0.0027\%$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\frac{1}{(10.03)^{2}} $$ Consider $f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x^2}, a=10,$ and $\Delta x=0.03$, since \begin{align*} f^{\prime}(x)&=-2 x^{-3}\\ f^{\prime}(10)&=-0.002 \end{align*} Then the linearization to $f (x)$ is given by \begin{align*} L(x)&=f^{\prime}(a)(x-a)+f(a)\\ &= -0.002(x-10)+0.01\\ &=-0.002 x+0.03 \end{align*} Since \begin{align*} L(10.03)&= f(10.03)\\ &=-0.002(10.03)+0.03\\ &\approx 0.00994 \end{align*} Hence the error is given by $$ | \frac{1}{(10.03)^2}-0.00994|= 2.69\times 10^{-7}$$ and the percentage is $$\frac{2.97\times 10^{-5}}{\frac{1}{(10.03)^2}}\times 100 \% \approx 0.0027\%$$
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