In Exercises 16, estimate using the Linear Approximation or linearization, and use a

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In Exercises 1–6, estimate using the Linear Approximation or linearization, and use a calculator to estimate the error:

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In Exercises 1–6, estimate using the Linear Approximation or linearization, and use a calculator to estimate the error:

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To estimate  using linear approximation.

In order to estimate using linear approximation, let us consider a function

Differentiating f(x) with respect to x,

Now, we will find the value of

Putting x=8,

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