Answer:
Part 1)
See Below.
Part 2)
Step-by-step explanation:
Part 1)
The linear approximation <em>L</em> for a function <em>f</em> at the point <em>x</em> = <em>a</em> is given by:
We want to verify that the expression:
Is the linear approximation for the function:
At <em>x</em> = 0.
So, find f'(x). We can use the chain rule:
Simplify. Hence:
Then the slope of the linear approximation at <em>x</em> = 0 will be:
And the value of the function at <em>x</em> = 0 is:
Thus, the linear approximation will be:
Hence verified.
Part B)
We want to determine the values of <em>x</em> for which the linear approximation <em>L</em> is accurate to within 0.1.
In other words:
By definition:
Therefore:
We can solve this by using a graphing calculator. Please refer to the graph shown below.
We can see that the inequality is true (i.e. the graph is between <em>y</em> = 0.1 and <em>y</em> = -0.1) for <em>x</em> values between -0.179 and -0.178 as well as -0.010 and 0.012.
In interval notation:
