Consider the function on the interval and let


(a) By looking at a sketch of the graph of determine for each estimate whether it overestimates, underestimates, or is equal to .

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(b) For any value of , list the numbers and in increasing order. For each of the five values, order them from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating the smallest of the five values and 5 being the largest of the values.

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(d) Compute and . Give each answer correct to five decimal places.


(e) From the graph, which do you think gives the best estimate of






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