CLEP Calculus › Prediction Models
Determine the tangent line to at
, and use the tangent line to approximate the value at
.
Determine the tangent line to at
, and use the tangent line to approximate the value at
.
Suppose you are a banker and set up a very unique function for your interest rate over time given by
However, you find your computer incapable of calculating the interest rate at . Estimate the value of the interest rate at
by using a linear approximation, using the slope of the function at
.
Suppose you are a banker and set up a very unique function for your interest rate over time given by
However, you find your computer incapable of calculating the interest rate at . Estimate the value of the interest rate at
by using a linear approximation, using the slope of the function at
.
Approximate the value at of the function
,with a linear approximation using the slope of the function at
.
Approximate the value at of the function
,with a linear approximation using the slope of the function at
.