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9.3 Taylor’s Theorem
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Quick Review
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Tell whether the function has derivatives of all orders at the given values of a.
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What you’ll learn about Taylor Polynomials The Remainder Remainder Estimation Theorem Euler’s Formula Essential Questions How do we determine the error in the approximation of a function represented by a power series by its Taylor polynomials?
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Example Approximating a Function to Specifications 1.Find a Taylor polynomial that will serve as an adequate substitute for sin x on the interval [– , ]. Choose P n (x) so that |P n (x) – sin x| < 0.0001 for every x in the interval [– , ]. We need to make |P n ( ) – sin | < 0.0001, because then P n then will be adequate throughout the interval Evaluate partial sums at x = , adding one term at a time.
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Taylor’s Theorem with Remainder Let f has a derivative of all orders in an open interval I containing a, then for each positive integer n and for each x in I
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Example Proving Convergence of a Maclaurin Series Consider R n (x) as n → ∞. By Taylor’s Theorem, where f (n+1) (c) is the (n + 1)st derivative of sin x evaluated at some c between x and 0. As n → ∞, the factorial growth is larger in the bottom than the exp. growth in the top. This means that R n (x) → 0 for all x.
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Remainder Estimation Theorem If there are positive constants M and r such that for all t between a and x, then the remainder R n (x) in Taylor’s Theorem satisfies the inequality If these conditions hold for every n and all the other conditions of Taylor’s Theorem are satisfied by f, then the series converges to f (x).
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Example Proving Convergence 3.Use the Remainder Estimation Theorem to prove the following for all real x. We have already shown this to be the Taylor series generated by e x at x = 0. We must verify R n (x) → 0 for all x. To do this we must find M and r such that Let M be the maximum value for e t and let r = 0. If the interval is [0, x ], let M = e x. If the interval is [x, 0 ], let M = e 0 = 1. In either case, e x < M throughout the interval, and the Remainder Estimation Theorem guarantees convergence.
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Euler’s Formula
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Quick Quiz Sections 9.1-9.3
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Pg. 386, 7.1 #1-25 odd
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