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Complex Algebraic Approximation

If be so small that its square and higher powers may be neglected, find the value of .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XIV. Binomial Theorem: Any Index, Examples XIV.b, No. 30

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).