use calculus to approximate 1.999^4 (no calculators)

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  • Use calculus to approximate 1.999^4 (no calculators).
    We will use local linear approximation to approximate 1.999^4 and we will also use differential to do the same. This is a calculus 1 homework problem from James Stewart's Single Variable Calculus textbook.
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Komentáře • 36

  • @DrBarker
    @DrBarker Před 2 lety +36

    I actually got the same answer by finding the first 2 terms in the binomial expansion of (2+x)^4, with x = -0.001. Neat!

    • @user-wu8yq1rb9t
      @user-wu8yq1rb9t Před 2 lety +1

      The Beautiful Mind, Dear Dr Barker is here ... Cool.
      Binomial? You made a video about it?
      I should check your channel, yes.

    • @kobethebeefinmathworld953
      @kobethebeefinmathworld953 Před 2 lety +4

      I think this should always hold because the linearization method in calculus is using Taylor expansion and ignoring all terms after 2nd derivative, where the term with the 1st derivative is exactly the same expression as the 2nd term in the binomial expansion of the shifted function.

  • @teelo12000
    @teelo12000 Před 2 lety +50

    How to approximate 1.999^4 whilst using a calculator:
    1. type in 1.999^4
    2. add 0.0000000001 to the answer, because we want an approximation, not the actual answer

  • @ChristAliveForevermore
    @ChristAliveForevermore Před 2 lety +17

    BPRP: use calculus to approximate 1.999^4 (no calculators)
    Also BPRP: *uses calculator*

  • @geraltofrivia9424
    @geraltofrivia9424 Před 2 lety +8

    Easier to use the formula directly with x = 1.999 and a= 2, that gives L(1.999) = 16 + 32*(-0.0001) = 16 - 0.032 = 15.968.
    Trying to simplify the general expression of L(x) leads to a more complicated calculation in this specific case.

  • @user-zt4hf2eu6g
    @user-zt4hf2eu6g Před 2 lety +15

    another way of calculating 32*1.999 at the last step of the linearization, could be writing 1.999=2-(1/1000) and then proceed with applying distributive property:
    32*1.999-48 = 32* (2-1/1000) - 48 = 64 - 0.032- 48 = 16 - 0.032 = 15.968

  • @helgen3821
    @helgen3821 Před 2 lety +27

    Best approximation of (1.999)^4 is 2^4 I think

    • @nick46285
      @nick46285 Před 2 lety +4

      not accurate enough without calculus

    • @evanlawrence
      @evanlawrence Před 2 lety +10

      @@nick46285 As an engineer, this is good enough for me

    • @sleepingboiz8155
      @sleepingboiz8155 Před 2 lety +2

      For me I just did 2 to the power of 4 then minus 0.032

  • @yaskynemma9220
    @yaskynemma9220 Před 2 lety +1

    The first was easier to compute before distributing the 32, I even think that the 2 methods look the same in that step, but as always maybe there is a detail that dont make them the same and that I am missing because I am not a mathematician

  • @NoNameAtAll2
    @NoNameAtAll2 Před 2 lety +8

    dear Just Calculus,
    can you please add main channel (RedPenBlackPen) into "Channels" submenu of this channel?
    This would allow for better navigation on mobile than "main channel" button in "About" submenu

  • @gerryiles3925
    @gerryiles3925 Před 2 lety +2

    You should have left off at L(x) = 16 + 32 (x - 2), or better, since wanting to use a number less than 2, L(x) = 16 - 32 (2 - x), then it is basically the same as the differential method...

  • @carlossecas2756
    @carlossecas2756 Před 10 měsíci

    great explanation

  • @nanubhai7918
    @nanubhai7918 Před 2 lety +4

    16 i guess lol

  • @VincentCSPG3D
    @VincentCSPG3D Před 2 lety

    I watched this before on your main channel and I liked it very much lol

  • @lekanakinwale8411
    @lekanakinwale8411 Před 2 lety

    Using binomial theorem to approximate>>>

  • @beabzk
    @beabzk Před 2 lety +1

    Him: no calculators
    Also him: uses calculator for 32(1.999)

  • @fernandofa2001
    @fernandofa2001 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting!

  • @justinbishop54
    @justinbishop54 Před 2 lety

    2

  • @user-wu8yq1rb9t
    @user-wu8yq1rb9t Před 2 lety

    *Calculus not calculator* ... *I love it*
    Thank you Teacher 💖

  • @BurningShipFractal
    @BurningShipFractal Před rokem

    2^4=16, or even 0, is okay, he said approximate, but didn’t say how accurate

  • @cesarmoreno987y
    @cesarmoreno987y Před 2 lety

    For April fools you should have made a video titled “use a calculator not calculus”

  • @Anti_Electron
    @Anti_Electron Před 2 lety

    I tried this method using a random number like (2.3)^4 but i didint get the same answer as the calculator. Is it because that this method Is used for certain numbers?

    • @chatzigeorgiougeorge885
      @chatzigeorgiougeorge885 Před 2 lety

      If the x (2.3) is further from your first guess (2), you need more terms in the linearization process. Or you use iterative techniques, like Newton-Raphson method.

    • @stefangrothe7766
      @stefangrothe7766 Před 2 lety

      2.3 if too far away from 2 for this method to work well.

  • @finmat95
    @finmat95 Před 2 lety +3

    Useless

  • @zekecheng1339
    @zekecheng1339 Před 2 lety

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  • @Emblazon
    @Emblazon Před 2 lety +2

    lim _{x -> 2} x⁴= 16
    **fast approximation**

  • @GodbornNoven
    @GodbornNoven Před 2 lety +2

    I just found 2⁴ which is 16
    and since (1.999)⁴