Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH100/December 2015/Question 11 (b)
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Question 11 (b) |
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If , show that the absolute value of the error when we approximate using the second Maclaurin polynomial is less than . |
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Recall the Taylor's inequality: If for , then the remainder of the Taylor series of at satisfies the inequality for . |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Note that Maclaurin series is the special case of Taylor series at . Since is given and we know that and for any in the real line, we have for
Then, using the Taylor's inequality in the Hint, we have
for . Therefore, we obtain
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