Mar 25, 2011 #1 marshmellow Messages 5 Reaction score 0 If the integral form of the remainder term gives the exact error, why do we use the Lagrange form of the remainder to approximate the error.
If the integral form of the remainder term gives the exact error, why do we use the Lagrange form of the remainder to approximate the error.
Mar 25, 2011 #2 lurflurf Homework Helper Messages 2,459 Reaction score 159 All the common forms of the remainder Cauchy, Lagrange and Schlömilch; are not helpful in exact form. The exact answer is hard to compute. A simple approximation often is more useful than a complicated exact value.
All the common forms of the remainder Cauchy, Lagrange and Schlömilch; are not helpful in exact form. The exact answer is hard to compute. A simple approximation often is more useful than a complicated exact value.