Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.9 - Convergence of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.9 - Page 626: 48

Answer

$f(x)=1+x+x^2+x^3$ and $Error \leq 0.00017$

Work Step by Step

Write the Taylor series for $f(x)$ at $x=0$ as follows: $f(x)=1+x+x^2+x^3$ Apply the Remainder Estimation Theorem to compute $|f^{4} | \leq M$. $|R_n(x)| \leq M \dfrac{|x-a|^{n+1}}{(n+1)!}$ and $|R_3(x)| =|f^{4} |\times |\dfrac{x^4}{4!}| =|\dfrac{x^4}{(1-x)^5}|$ Since, $|x| \lt 0.1$ , we will find the maximum of $|R_3(x)| $, so $\space max |\dfrac{x^4}{(1-x)^5}|$ So, $|x| \lt 0.1$ and $\dfrac{10}{11} \lt 1-x \lt \dfrac{9}{10} $ Now $Max |\dfrac{x^4}{(1-x)^5}| \lt (0.1)^4 \times (\dfrac{10}{9})^5$ After simplifications, we get: $Max |\dfrac{x^4}{(1-x)^5}| \lt 0.00016935 \leq 0.00017$
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