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SMALL INCREMINENTS
Partial Der
EXAMPLE: 1
K: increased by 10%
L: decreased by 20%
GET THE PERCENTAGE ERROR
Solution:
𝝏𝒛 𝝏𝒛
𝜹𝒛 𝒌 𝑳
𝝏𝒌 𝝏𝑳
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
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EXAMPLE: 2
Take k as a constant, L increased by P, V decreased by p and w increased by
2p. Get the percentage error.
√ √ √
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
√ √ √
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
√ √ √
( )( )
√
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EXAMPLE: 3
Show that:
( )
( ) ( )
𝒂𝟐
𝒁
𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝒂𝟐
𝒂𝟐
𝒁 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝟏 𝒂𝟐 → 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝟏 𝒛
( ) 𝒂𝟐 𝒂𝟐 𝒁
𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝟏
𝒁 𝒁
x and y have the same percentage error P
( )
( ) ( )
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )
( ) ( ) ( )
( )( )
( )
( )( )( )
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∫√
√
→
√
√
∫√ ( ) ∫
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Integration by completing the square
Example:1
Let x=-1
[ ]
[ ] ( )
∫ ∫ ∫
Completing the square
( ) ( )
∫ ∫ ∫
[ ] →
[ ] ( ) →
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∫ ∫ ( ) ∫
∫ ∫
∫ ∫ ( ∫ ∫ )
∫ ∫ ∫
√
(√ ) √
∫
√
(√ ) √
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