Use the first 4 terms in the binomial expansion of to determine the value of to 3 decimal places.
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Using a binomial expansion for 1 + 2 x o r ( 1 + 2 x ) 2 1
The general binomial ( 1 + a ) n = 1 + 1 ! n a + 2 ! n ( n − 1 ) a 2 + 3 ! n ( n − 1 ) ( n − 2 ) a 3 + . . .
by letting a = 2x and n = 1/2
we obtain 1 + 2 1 ( 2 x ) + 2 ! 2 1 ( − 2 1 ) ( 2 x ) 2 + 3 ! 2 1 ( − 2 1 ) ( − 2 3 ) ( 2 x ) 3 + . . .
Simplifying to 1 + x − 2 x 2 + 2 x 3 + . . .
let x = 4 1 ... well within the convergence interval
We obtain x = 1.2267 rounding to 1.227
I was not looking for solvers to find the value by direct input into the calculator using the square root function.