The atmospheric pressure at altitude h (kilometers) for 11 ≤ h ≤ 25 is approximately P(h) = 128e- 0· 157h kilopascals (a) Estimate ∆P at h = 20 when ∆h = 0.5. (b) Compute the actual change, and compute the percentage error in the Linear Approximation.
The atmospheric pressure at altitude h (kilometers) for 11 ≤ h ≤ 25 is approximately P(h) = 128e- 0· 157h kilopascals (a) Estimate ∆P at h = 20 when ∆h = 0.5. (b) Compute the actual change, and compute the percentage error in the Linear Approximation.
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The atmospheric pressure at altitude h (kilometers) for 11 ≤ h ≤ 25 is approximately P(h) = 128e- 0· 157h kilopascals (a) Estimate ∆P at h = 20 when ∆h = 0.5.
(b) Compute the actual change, and compute the percentage error in the Linear Approximation.
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