The approximate value of $(66)^{\frac{1}{3}}$ is

The approximate value of $(66)^{\frac{1}{3}}$ is
  1. $4.0416$
  2. $4.0447$
  3. $4.0433$
  4. $4.0481$

Solution

Let $\mathrm{a}=64, \mathrm{~h}=2$ and let $\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{x}^{\frac{1}{3}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})=\frac{1}{3} \mathrm{x}^{-\frac{2}{3}}=\frac{1}{3 \mathrm{x}^{\frac{2}{3}}}$ $\therefore \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{a})=64^{\frac{1}{3}}=4 \quad$ and $\quad \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{a})=\frac{1}{3(64)^{\frac{2}{3}}}=\frac{1}{3(16)}=\frac{1}{48}$ We have $\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{h}) \neq \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{a})+\mathrm{h} \cdot \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{a})$ $\therefore(66)^{\frac{1}{3}} = 4+(2)\left(\frac{1}{48}\right) = 4+\frac{1}{24} = 4.0416$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (20 Oct Shift 2)

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