2.

9 LINEAR APPROXIMATION
& DIFFERENTIAL
 LINEAR APPROXIMATION?
•  
DEFINITION:
TANGENT LINE TO A CURVE AT A SPECIFIC POINT WHERE THE FUNCTION AND THE
POINT IS THE EQUA.OF TANGENT LINE

THEREFORE,

Differential
EXAMPLE 1
•USE
  THE DIFFERENTIAL TO ESTIMATE CORRECT TO 3 D.P

SOLUTION:

USE CHAIN RULE:

EXAMPLE 2
•USE
  THE DIFFERENTIAL TO ESTIMATE GIVEN THAT AND

SOLUTION:
EXAMPLE 3
•  
ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF USING DIFFERENTIALS.

SOLUTION:

USE CHAIN RULE:

EXERCISES:

•1)USE
  THE DIFFERENTIAL TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF
I.
II.
III.

2)ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF USING DIFFERENTIALS GIVEN THAT

3) ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF USING DIFFERENTIALS GIVEN THAT

4) ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF USING DIFFERENTIALS GIVEN THAT