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@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ Again, $f'(a) \approx \frac{f(a+h) - f(a)}{h}$,
$e = |\frac{1}{2} f''(a) + \frac{1}{3!}h^2 f'''(a) + \cdots$
-$R_2 = \frac{h}{2} f''(u)$
+$R_2 = \frac{h}{2} f''(\xi)$
-$|\frac{h}{2} f''(u)| \leq M h^1$
+$|\frac{h}{2} f''(\xi)| \leq M h^1$
-$M = \frac{1}{2}|f'(u)|$
+$M = \frac{1}{2}|f'(\xi)|$
*** Another approximation
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ $\text{err} = |f'(a) - \frac{f(a) - f(a - h)}{h}|$
$= f'(a) - \frac{1}{h}(f(a) - (f(a) + f'(a)(a - (a - h)) + \frac{1}{2}f''(a)(a-(a-h))^2 + \cdots))$
-$= |f'(a) - \frac{1}{h}(f'(a) + \frac{1}{2}f''(a)h)|$
+$= |f'(a) - (f'(a) + \frac{1}{2}f''(a)h)|$