Linear approximation
a. Write the equation of the line that represents the linear approximation to the following functions at the given point a.
b. Use the linear approximation to estimate the given quantity.
c. Compute the percent error in your approximation, 100|approximation – exact|/|exact|, where the exact value is given by a calculator.
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