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Ch. 11 - Power Series
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 11, Problema 11.1.71b

{Use of Tech} Small argument approximations Consider the following common approximations when x is near zero. 


a. Estimate f(0.1) and give a bound on the error in the approximation.


f(x) = tan⁻¹ x ≈ x

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Identify the function and the approximation given: the function is \(f(x) = \tan^{-1}(x)\) and the approximation near zero is \(f(x) \approx x\).
Recall that the approximation \(\tan^{-1}(x) \approx x\) comes from the first term of the Taylor series expansion of \(\tan^{-1}(x)\) around \(x=0\).
To estimate \(f(0.1)\) using the approximation, substitute \(x=0.1\) into the approximation: \(f(0.1) \approx 0.1\).
To find a bound on the error, use the Lagrange form of the remainder for the Taylor series. The error term after the linear approximation is given by \(R_2 = \frac{f''(c)}{2} x^2\) for some \(c\) between 0 and 0.1.
Calculate the second derivative of \(f(x) = \tan^{-1}(x)\), which is \(f''(x) = -\frac{2x}{(1+x^2)^2}\). Then find the maximum absolute value of \(f''(c)\) on the interval \([0, 0.1]\) to bound the error \(|R_2| \leq \frac{\max|f''(c)|}{2} (0.1)^2\).

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