Full question is
A decimal machine that carries 15 decimal places in its floating point numbers is designed to chop numbers. If x is a real number in the range of this machine and x' is its machine representation, what upper bound can be given for |x-x'|/|x|?
I don't understand step 1 that alteratively rewrite equation from |x-x'|/|x| to |x-x'|/|x'|.
in exercises of chapter 1.3 (Numerical Mathematics and Computing).
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.