Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Required
Approximate (to the nearest 100th)
This means that, we approximate at the second digit after the decimal.
So:
i.e,
Number = 39.79 [Begin approximation] 949748
The first digit after [Begin approximation] is then approximated using the following rule:
Since 9 falls in category, the number becomes:
So, this question is basically asking us "If we had an x instead of a 2, would this be true?" We can try and see what we get:
So, if we want to show this we have to change the numerator or denominator in such a way that we can cancel some common factors. Notice that
If we replace the factored numerator with the original one, we get:
Since we have an equality, this relation is proved.