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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.3 Second Derivatives: Bending and Acceleration, #37 · Calculus · Curve sketching

Substitute … and … in the geometric series … to find …

Substitute $x = .01$ and $x = - 0.1$ in the geometric series $1/ (1 - x) = 1 + x + x^{2} + \dots$ to find $1/.99$ and $1/1.1$ —first to four decimals and then to all decimals.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.3 Second Derivatives: Bending and Acceleration, #37

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