Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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a. Find the linearization of the function f(x) = √x at 9.
b. Use the linear approximation obtained in part (a) (no other methods) to approximate √9.2. Your answer based on that linearization can be given either as an exact fraction or rounded to four digits after the decimal point.
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