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Lecture 1 Linear Approximations

The document discusses the concept of differentiability at a point and the use of linear approximations in calculus. It defines differentiability, provides the formula for linearization of a function at a point, and includes examples of finding linear approximations for specific functions. The focus is on how linearization can be used to approximate values of functions near a given point.

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Lecture 1 Linear Approximations

The document discusses the concept of differentiability at a point and the use of linear approximations in calculus. It defines differentiability, provides the formula for linearization of a function at a point, and includes examples of finding linear approximations for specific functions. The focus is on how linearization can be used to approximate values of functions near a given point.

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MATV102: MATHEMATICS 1B FOR ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGISTS

Applications of Derivatives
Linear Approximations (Calculus 2)
Differentiability at a point
f is differentiable at the point x  a :

• f '(a ) exists

• The curve of f has a tangent line at the point x  a with slope


equal to f '(a )
• For points that are close to x  a the curve and the tangent line
are close to each other so as to be almost indistinguishable as
one zooms in closer and closer
Linear Approximations
f ( x)  e sin x
x

Tangent at x  0 :

L( x)  x
Linear Approximations

f ( x)  e sin x
x

L( x)  x
Linear Approximations

f ( x)  e sin x
x

L( x)  x
Linear Approximations
• For a differentiable function f at the point x  a the linear
function
L( x)  f (a )  f '( a)( x  a)
is the linearisation of f at the point x  a

• One uses the linearisation to approximate values of the function


f at points that are close to x  a
Linear Approximations
Find the linearisation of the function f ( x)  e x sin x at the point x  0
And use it to approximate f (0.02) (0.01960266656...)
Linear Approximations
Find the linearisation of f ( x)  x  3 at the point x  1 and use
it to approximate 4.08 (2.019900988...)
Linear Approximations
f ( x)  x  3
x 7
L( x)  
4 4
Linear Approximations

Find the linearisation of f ( x)  cos x at the point x 
2

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