Linearization and Differentials
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Mathematics/Calculus
LinearizationDefinition 1. If $f$ is differentiable at $x=a$, then the approximating function $$L(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a)$$ is the linearization of $f$ at $a$. The approximation $$f(x) \approx L(x)$$ of $f$ by $L$ is the standard linear approximation of $f$ at $a$. The point $x=a$ is the center of the approximation.미분가능한 함수 $f$에 대해 $(a, f(a))$에 접하는 접선의 방정식은 위와 같이 주어지며, 이를 선형 근사라고 부른다. Differentia..