Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH100/December 2011/Question 04 (a)
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Question 04 (a) |
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Full-Solution Problems. In questions 2-8, justify your answers and show all your work. If a box is provided, write your final answer there. Simplification of answers is not required unless explicitly stated. Let T2(x) be the second degree Taylor polynomial about a = 8 for Find T2(x) and simplify your answer. |
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Recall that the general forumla for a second degree Taylor polynomial is: |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The general forumla for a second degree Taylor polynomial is: To find this for ƒ(x), we need to first find ƒ'(x) and ƒ″(x): And now we can evaluate at a = 8 to get We can now plug these in to the equation for the second Taylor polynomial and obtain: (This is simplified enough for the purpose of Taylor polynomials). |