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ChocoboMog123 08/28/22 10:17:48 PM #1: |
My friend gave me this problem, but can't figure out why he's wrong. For the limit: lim(x->2)(x^3-5x+3)=1 illustrate the definition by finding the largest possible values of delta that correspond to epsilon=0.2. Round to four decimal places. I solved it graphically and got delta=.0279. Solved it algebraically and got delta=0.2/(x^2+2x-1)=0.2/7 Doing the work: 0<|x-2|<delta |x^3-5x+3-1|<0.2 |(x-2)(x^2+2x-1)|<0.2 |x-2|<0.2/|(x^2+2x-1)| |x-2|<delta<0.2/|(x^2+2x-1)| Plugging x=2+2/7 into f(x) gives ~1.2049, which is larger than epsilon and the incorrect answer. What went wrong? Hopefully I didn't make any typos here. --- "You're sorely underestimating the power of nostalgia goggles." - adjl http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110218.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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