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    Comp Sci Rounding errors in computer arithmetic

    Thank you so much for the explanations. I actually went back and noticed that even the first part doesn't work properly with the numbers I mentioned on MATLAB which makes me think this is more of a theoretical problem. In that case I think the numbers you have mentioned would satisfy the second...
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    Comp Sci Rounding errors in computer arithmetic

    For the first part, I have used a= 2, b = eps/2, c = eps/2 which I believe works and I have tested it in MATLAB however haven't had any luck reproducing the second part in MATLAB with any numbers. Any hints? Thanks
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    Comp Sci Finding Optimal h for Truncation Error O(h2)

    For part b, is the answer when h equals machine epsilon?