Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - 11.11 Exercises - Page 798: 7

Answer

$$T_{3}(x) =(x-1)-\frac{1}{2}(x-1)^{2}+\frac{1}{3}(x-1)^{3} $$

Work Step by Step

Given $$f(x) =\ln {x},\ \ a=1$$ Since \begin{align*} f(x) &=\ln{x}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ f(1) =0\\ f'(x) &=\frac{ 1}{x }\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ f'(1 )=1\\ f''(x) &=\frac{-1}{x^2}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ f''(1 )=-1\\ f'''(x) &=\frac{2}{ x^3}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ f'''(1 )=2 \end{align*} Then \begin{aligned} T_{3}(x) &=\sum_{n=0}^{3} \frac{f^{(n)}(1)}{n !}(x-1)^{n} \\ &=0+\frac{1}{1 !}(x-1)+\frac{-1}{2 !}(x-1)^{2}+\frac{2}{3 !}(x-1)^{3} \\ &=(x-1)-\frac{1}{2}(x-1)^{2}+\frac{1}{3}(x-1)^{3} \end{aligned}
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