Question

Find the differential dy for y =cos(pix) and evaluate it x=1/3 and dx=-.02 and round your results to 3 decimal places.

Answer 1

Dy / dx = - Pi sin (Pix), so dy = - Pi sin (Pix) dx, for x = 1/3, and dx = -0.2
we get dy = - Pi x sin Pi/3 x (-0.2) = 3.14 x 0.2 x 0.86=0.543