Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.10 - The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.10 - Page 633: 21

Answer

$\int_0^{0.1}\sqrt{1+x^4} dx \approx 0.100001$ (Error of about $1.39 \times 10^{-11}) $

Work Step by Step

Integrate the integral with respect to $ x $ as follows: $\int_0^{0.1}\sqrt{1+x^4} dx=\int_0^{0.1} [1+\dfrac{x^4}{2}-\dfrac{x^{8}}{8}+...] \space dx \\=0.1+\dfrac{(0.1)^5}{10}-\dfrac{(0.1)^9}{ 9 \cdot 8!}-....$ But $\dfrac{(0.1)^{9}}{9 \cdot 8} \approx 1.39 \times 10^{-11} $ and this means that the proceeding term is greater than $10^{-5}$ and the first five terms of the series yield the accuracy. Thus, $\int_0^{0.1}\sqrt{1+x^4} dx \approx 0.100001$ (Error of about $1.39 \times 10^{-11}) $
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