Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4 - Differentiation - 4.1 Linear Approximation and Applications - Exercises - Page 173: 24

Answer

$$0.02,\ \ \ 0.020202,\ \ \ 0.0002027$$

Work Step by Step

Consider $f(x)=\tan x $, $a= \pi/4 $, $\Delta x=0.01$, since \begin{align*} f'(x) &= \sec^2 x \\ f'(\pi/4)&= 2 \end{align*} Then the linear approximation is given by \begin{align*} \Delta &f \approx f^{\prime}(a) \Delta x\\ &= (2)(0.01)\\ &= 0.02 \end{align*} and the actual change is given by \begin{align*} \Delta f&=f(a+\Delta x)-f(a)\\ &=f(\pi/4)-f(\pi/4+0.01)\\ & = 0.0202027 \end{align*} Hence the error is $$|0.0202027-0.02|=0.0002027$$
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