Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Sequences and Series - 12.3 Taylor Polynomials at 0 - 12.3 Exercises - Page 632: 36

Answer

$f(x)=x^{4}+x^{3}+x^{2}+x+1$ $a_{n}=1$

Work Step by Step

Let $f(x)=ax^{4}+bx^{3}+cx^{2}+dx+e$ $f'(x)=4ax^{3}+3bx^{2} + 2cx+d$ $f''(x)=12ax^{2}+6bx+2c$ $f'''(x)=24ax+6b$ $f^{4}(x)=24a$ The desired polynomial hence by the hypothesis: $f(0)=1 \rightarrow e=1$ $f'(0)=1 \rightarrow d=1$ $f''(0)=2 \rightarrow c=1$ $f'''(0)=6 \rightarrow b=1$ $f^{4}(0)=24 \rightarrow a=1$ The polynomial of degree 4 is $f(x)=x^{4}+x^{3}+x^{2}+x+1$ $f(x)=x^{n}+x^{n-1}+x^{n-2}+...+x+1$ $f^{(n)}(0)=n!$ $n!a_{n}=n!$ $a_{n}=1$
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