It is wise to use your calculator to create a table to help out.  % error is (y - f(x))/y.
 
x
m
tan line equation
y
 f(x)
y - f(x)
% error 
0
   
1
 1
0
 0
.1
-1
 y = -1(.1) + 1
.905
 .910
-.005
 .005
.2
-.805
 y = -.805(.1) + .905
.829
 .837
-.008
 .01
.3
-.629
 y = -.629(.1) + .829
.770
 .782
-.012
 .015
.4
-.47
 y = -.47(.1) + .770
.727
 .741
-.014
 .019
.5
-.327
 y = -.327(.1) + .727
.697
 .713
-.016
 .022
.6
-.197
 y = -.197(.1) + .697
.681
 .698
-.017
 .024
.7
-.081
 y = -.081(.1) + .681
.675
 .693
-.018
 .026
.8
.025
 y = .025(.1) + .675
.680
 .699
-.019
 .027
.9
.12
 y = .12(.1) + .680
.694
 .713
-.019
 .027
1
.206
 y = .206(.1) + .694
.717
 .736
-.019
 .026
1.1
.283
 y = .283(.1) + .717
.747
 .766
-.019
 .025
1.2
.353
 y = .353(.1) + .747
.784
 .802
-.018
 .022
1.3
.416
 y = .416(.1) + .784
.827
 .845
-.018
 .021
1.4
.473
 y = .473(.1) + .827
.876
 .893
-.017
 .019
1.5
.524
 y = .524(.1) + .876
.929
 .946
-.017
 .018
1.6
.571
 y = .571(.1) + .929
.987
 1.004
-.017
 .017
1.7
.613
 y = .613(.1) + .987
1.050
 1.065
-.015
 .014
1.8
.65
 y = .65(.1) + 1.050
1.116
 1.131
-.015
 .013
1.9
.684
 y = .684(.1) + 1.116
1.185
1.199
-.014
 .012
2
.715
 y = .715(.1) + 1.185
1.257
 1.271
-.014
 .011

 
 


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