What is the difference between the linearization, L(x), of f at a, and the linear approximation (or tangent line approximation), f(x) ≈ L(x), of f at a?

Calculus For The Life Sciences
2nd Edition
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Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
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Chapter6: Applications Of The Derivative
Section6.3: Implicit Differentiation
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What is the difference between the linearization, L(x), of f at a, and the linear approximation (or tangent line approximation), f(x) ≈ L(x), of f at a?

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