AMERICAN DEGREE FOUNDATION PROGRAM

SPRING SEMESTER 2009

USMT 25 – CALCULUS 1
EXERCISE 6

QUESTION 1

1. (1 + ) ≈ 1 + 15 if is close to 0
2. ≈ 1+ if is close to 0
√
3. tan ≈ for = 0
4. ( ) = √1 + , = 0. Use the information given to approximate √0.9 and√1.1.
5. Given ( ) = . Use the differentials method
√

QUESTION 2

Use the differential to approximate:

1. (3.02)
2. (1.97)
3. √65
4. √24
5. √80.9
6. √36.03
7. sin 0.1
8. tan 0.2
9. cos 31°

QUESTION 3

If ∆ = − , use the suitable differential formula to approximate:

1. √10
2. √402