How do you estimate delta f using Linear Approximation and use a calculator to compute both the error and the percentage error given #f(x)=cos(x)# a=pi/4 and delta x=0.06?
1 Answer
Apr 7, 2017
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Explanation:
The linear approximation is:
So the estimate is:
In actual fact:
To finish this off, as I'm sure you know:
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The error is:
#deltaf_("actual") - deltaf_("lin")# -
The %-age error is:
#(deltaf_("actual") - deltaf_("lin"))/(deltaf_("actual"))#