(a) Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 of the given function at x = 0. f(x) = e^{-2x} P(x) = (b) Find an approximate value of e^{-0.2} using the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 that you computed in (a). e^{-0.2} approx
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f'(z) = e^z, f'(0) = e^0 = 1 f''(z) = e^z, f''(0) = e^0 = 1 Show more…
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