Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Power Series - 9.3 Taylor Series - 9.3 Exercises - Page 694: 7

Answer

$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} R_n(x)=0$

Work Step by Step

The Taylor series associated to $f$ is: $f(x)\approx \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{f^{(k)}(x)}{k!}(x-a)^k$ Rewrite the series: $f(x)\approx S_n(x)+R_n(x)$, where $S_n(x)=\sum_{k=0}^{n} \dfrac{f^{(k)}(x)}{k!}(x-a)^k$ $R_n(x)=\sum_{k=n+1}^{\infty} \dfrac{f^{(k)}(x)}{k!}(x-a)^k$ As we are given that Taylor series converges to $f$, it means $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} S_n(x)=f(x)$. We have: $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} f(x)=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} S_n(x)+\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} R_n(x)$ $f(x)=f(x)+\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} R_n(x)$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} R_n(x)=0$
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