Posted by PLEASE HELP on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 3:20pm.
Use linearization:
f(2.5) = f(2)+(2.5-2.0)*f'(2) (approx.)
=f(2)+0.5f'(2)
I'll let you complete the answer.
f(2) + 0.5f'(2) = 2.5 + (0.5)(-2.5) = 2.5 - 1.25 = 1.25, right? Thank you so much!
Correct.
The general formula for linearization is
f(x+h)=f(x)+hf'(x) (approximately)
In general, the smaller the value of h, the more accurate the answer would be.
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