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Latest revision as of 15:57, 18 July 2024
Problem
If 
is used as an approximation to the value of 
, the ratio of the error made to the correct value is:
Solution
The error made in this approximation is 
, and the correct value is 
. Taking the ratio of these two values, we have:
\begin{align*} \\
\frac{\frac{1}{1+y}-(1-y)}{\frac{1}{1+y}}&=\frac{[\frac{1}{1+y}-(1-y)][1+y]}{[\frac{1}{1+y}][1+y]} \\
&=\frac{1-(1-y^2)}{1} \\
&=y^2 \\
\end{align*}
Thus, our answer is 
See Also
| 1965 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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