Alternating Series Error Bound
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QUESTION
What does a smaller error bound indicate?
QUESTION
Why must
a
n
a_n
a
n
decrease in an alternating series?
QUESTION
What is the maximum possible error for an alternating series approximation?
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Error
E
n
=
∣
a
n
+
1
∣
\text{E}_n = |a_{n+1}|
E
n
=
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a
n
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1
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. The error equals the absolute value of the next unused term.
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