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In Exercise 14.1.39 and Example 14.3.3, the body mass index of a person was defined as
(a) What is the linear approximation of
(b) If the child’s mass increases by 1 kg and height by 3 cm, use the linear approximation to estimate the new BMI. Compare with the actual new BMI.
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