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 799: 30

Answer

The fifth degree Taylor polynomial approximates $f(5)$ with error less than $0.0002$.

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $f^n(x)=\dfrac{(-1)^{n}n!}{3^n(n+1)}$ , $a=4$ Now, we need to check the fifth degree Taylor polynomial $T_5(x)$ when $n-5$ $f(5)=\dfrac{(-1)^{6}6!}{3^6(6+1)}=\dfrac{80}{567}$ For the next term, we have $(\dfrac{80}{567}) \times \dfrac{(x-4)^{6}}{6!}=\dfrac{(x-4)^6}{5103}$ The absolute value will be $f(5)=|\dfrac{(5-4)^{6}}{5103}|=\dfrac{1}{5103} \approx 0.000196\lt 0.0002$ Hence, it has been proved that the fifth degree Taylor polynomial approximates $f(5)$ with error less than $0.0002$.
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