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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.9.15a

Faster than a calculator Use the approximation (1 + x)ᵏ ≈ 1 + kx to estimate the following.


a. (1.0002)⁵⁰

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Identify the expression to approximate: (1.0002)⁵⁰. Here, we can see that x = 0.0002 and k = 50.
Recognize that the approximation (1 + x)ᵏ ≈ 1 + kx is useful when x is small, which is the case here.
Substitute the values of x and k into the approximation formula: 1 + kx = 1 + 50 * 0.0002.
Calculate the product kx: 50 * 0.0002 = 0.01.
Add the result to 1 to complete the approximation: 1 + 0.01.

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