Estimate ∆f using the Linear Approximation and use a calculator to compute both the error and the percentage error.

f(x)= √5+x

, a=11, ∆x=0.5.

∆f ≈
With these calculations, we have determined that the square root of is approximately:
The error in Linear Approximation is:
The error in percentage terms is: % @Calculus1

Question

Estimate ∆f using the Linear Approximation and use a calculator to compute both the error and the percentage error.

f(x)= √5+x
 
,      a=11,      ∆x=0.5.

∆f ≈  
With these calculations, we have determined that the square root of is approximately:  
The error in Linear Approximation is:  
The error in percentage terms is:  %    @Calculus1

anonymous · Answer

My only problem at the moment is finding the error. But a full overview of the question would be much aprpeciated!