Problem

Approximate the value of the series to within an error of at most 104.
n=1(1)n+1n5
According to Equation (2):
|SNS|aN+1
what is the smallest value of N that approximates S to within an error of at most 104 ?
N=
S

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By calculating, we find that the approximate value of the series sum up to the 6th term is 0.9720800630144033.

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Step 1 :The given series is an alternating series. The error in approximating the sum of an alternating series by the sum of the first N terms is less than or equal to the absolute value of the (N+1)th term. So, we need to find the smallest N such that the (N+1)th term is less than or equal to 104.

Step 2 :By calculating, we find that the smallest value of N that approximates S to within an error of at most 104 is 6.

Step 3 :Now, let's calculate the approximate value of the series sum up to the 6th term.

Step 4 :By calculating, we find that the approximate value of the series sum up to the 6th term is 0.9720800630144033.

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