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Elementary Calculus  Infinite Series Approximating Power Series Examples Example 4 |
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Example 4Approximate 1/(1 - 0.02) to six decimal places. Take x = 0.02.
The error E4 after four terms is
So 1/(1 - 0.02) ~ 1.020408 to six places.
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