Use a linear approximation (or differentials) to estimate the given number. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) (1.999)3

Consider the function f(x) = x ³. Since 2³ = 8 is a perfect cube that is pretty close to x = 1.999, take the linear approximation to f(x) at x = 2. It is

f(x) ≈ L(x) = f (2) + f ' (2) (x - 2)

Compute the derivative:

f(x) = x ³   →   f ' (x) = 3x ²   →   f ' (2) = 12

Then

L(x) = 8 + 12 (x - 2) = 12x - 16

Now approximate 1.999³ :

f (1.999) ≈ L (1.999) = 12•1.999 - 16 = 7.988

(Compare this to the actual value, 7.98801.)

since the airplane is moving with constant speed then the distance travelled can be calculated by x=u*t

in km/h would be:

x=640*3.5=2.240 km

in m/s would be:

u=640 km/h= 640.000 m/h =640.000/ 3600 m/s =177.8 m/s

t= 3.5 h= 3.5 * 3600 s=12.600 s

then x=u*t= 177.8*12.600= 2.240.280 m

in geometry, parallel lines are lines in a plane which do not meet; that is, two lines in a plane that do not intersect or touch each other at any point are said to be parallel. by extension, a line and a plane, or two planes, in three-dimensional euclidean space that do not share a point are said to be parallel.