University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.8 - Taylor and Maclaurin Series - Exercises - Page 536: 25

Answer

$f(x)=21-36(x+2)+25(x+2)^2-8(x+2)^3+(x+2)^4$

Work Step by Step

We have $f(x)=x^4+x^2+1 \implies f(-2)=21$; $f'(x)=4x^3+2x \implies f'(-2)=-36$; $f''(x)=12x^2+2 \implies f''(-2)=50\\ f'''(x)=24x \implies f'''(2)=24$ Therefore, the Taylor's series at $x=-2$ is as follows: $f(x)=f(-2)+f'(-2) (x+2)+\dfrac{f''(-2)(x+2)^2 }{2!}+\dfrac{f''(-2)(x+2)^3 }{3!}+\dfrac{f''(-2)(x+2)^4 }{4!}$ or, $f(x)=21-36(x+2)+25(x+2)^2-8(x+2)^3+(x+2)^4$
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