13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22
a. Approximate f by a Taylor polynomial with degree n at the number a.
b. Use Taylor's Inequality to estimate the accuracy of the approximation f(x) ? Tn(x) when x lies in the given interval.
c. Check your result in part (b) by graphing |Rn(x)|.
13. f(x) = 1/x, a = 1, n = 2, 0.7 ? x ? 1.3 a) 1 - (x-1) + (x-1)^2
14. f(x) = x^-1/2, a = 4, n = 2, 3.5 ? x ? 4.5 b) 0.112453
15. f(x) = x^2/3, a = 1, n = 3, 0.8 ? x ? 1.2
a) (1) n f(x)
0 f(1) = 1/x = 1
1 f'(1) = -1/x^2 = -1
2 f''(1) = 2/x^3 = 2