Find the linear approximation of the function f(x) = \sqrt{1-x} at a = 0 and use it to approximate the numbers \sqrt{0.9} and \sqrt{0.99}. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) L(x) = \sqrt{0.9} \approx \sqrt{0.99} \approx

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2021-05-03

Find the linear approximation of the function f(x)=1x at a = 0 and use it to approximate the numbers 0.9 and 0.99. (Round your answers to four decimal places.)
L(x) =
0.9
0.99

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Theodore Schwartz

Theodore Schwartz

Skilled2021-05-04Added 99 answers

f(x)=1x
f(0) = 1
pt (0,1)
f(x)=12(1x)121
f(x)=(12)(x1)12
T(x)=112(x)
To estimate 0.9 we need to put in 0.1 and 0.01T(0.1)=1120.1=10.05=0.95 T(0.01)=1120.01=0.995

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