Consider the function
We now compare the graphs of
and . Recall that
Since we have only computed values of in steps of size 0.1, the smallest value
of we can use is giving us an approximation:
Start with the spreadsheet you saved from the previous part, whose first column contains
values from -10 to 10 going up in increments of 0.1. The second column contains the
corresponding values . Now start a third column computing approximations to
using the above approximation.
The third column should end one row early, corresponding to , since computing cell C201
by this method, would require knowing , which we haven't
computed.
Finally fill in the fourth column by computing the values of corresponding to
the values in the first column. This completes the Table 3 spreadsheet, which you
are supposed to hand in (in two forms, one displaying numbers, the second displaying formulas).
You will notice that the values in the third column roughly match those in the
fourth column for values in the range , but tend to diverge from each
other outside this interval. Select this region in your table and paste it
into a new spreadsheet using the "Paste Special Values" command. Then delete the second
column (containing values), leaving a spreadsheet containing values (from -4 to 4)
in the first colum, corresponding values in the second column, and corresponding
values in the third column. Select all the cells in this spreadsheet
and, using the appropriate menu or task bar icon, create a chart plotting the selected cells
fas in the first part of problem.
The following questions are designed to tell you whether your methods are correct, and
to debug your spreadsheets. Answer them by referring to Tables 1, 2 and 3 prepared according
to the above instructions. You will need to submit a printout of the response from Webwork
indicating that your answers are correct.
When then
When then
When then
When then
You can earn partial credit on this problem.