Carcass wrote:
0.999999991.0001−0.999999911.0003=
(A) 10(−8)
(B) 3∗10(−8)
(C) 3∗10(−4)
(D) 2∗10(−4)
(E) 10(−4)
One approach is to combine the fractions and then use some
approximation.
First combine the fractions by finding a
common denominator.
(9999.9999)/
(10001) - (9999.9991)/
(10003)= (9999.9999)
(10003)/
(10001)(10003) - (9999.9991)
(10001) /
(10003)(10001)= [
(10003)(9999.9999) -
(10001)(9999.9991)] /
(10001)(10003)= [
(10003)(
10^4) -
(10001)(
10^4)] /
(10^4)(10^4) ... (approximately)
= [
(10003) -
(10001)] / (10^4)
... (divided top and bottom by 10^4)
= 2/(10^4)
= 2*10^(-4)
= D
Cheers,
Brent