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Use tangent line approximation to estimate fourth root of 2390 (to seven decimal places) recognizing that 7^4=2401. Show all your work.

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Answered by oobleck
y = x^(1/4)
y' = 1/4 x^(-3/4)
at (7,2401) y' = -1/1372
so, since ∆y ≈ dy/dx * ∆x,
∆y ≈ (-1/1372)(-11) = 0.00802
making
∜2390 ≈ 7.008
real value: 6.992
makes sense, since the graph is concave down, so the tangent line will overestimate the true value.
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