Please COMPUTE question A and B

(CS417/517) Homework 3 1. ( (9 points) Let f(x)=1+x161 a) Explain the difficulty of computing f(x) for a small value of x and show how it can be circumvented. b) Compute (condf f)(x) and discuss the conditioning of f(x) for small x. c) How can the answers to (a) and (b) be reconciled (i.e., how does the cancellation error analysis impact the condition number)