Karl
Byleen
1
1.f(x) =
= x
-1
x
-2
f’(x) = -x
f”(x) = 2x
(3)
f
2.
(Using Power Rule)
-3
-4
(x) = -6x
6
= -x 4
f(x) = ln(1 + x)
1
-1
f'(x) = 1 x = (1 + x)
f"(x) = (-1)(1 + x)
(Using Power Rule)
(3)
f
(x) = (-1)(-2)(1 + x)
=
3.
2
(1 x)
-x
-3
(Using Power Rule)
3
f(x) = e
f’(x) = -e
f”(x) = e -x
(3)
f
4.
(x) = -e
f(x) = ln(1 + 3x)
f’(x) =
3
= 3(1 + 3x)
1 3x
-2
f”(x) = 3(-1)(3)(1 + 3x)
Rule) f
(4)
f
(3)
(x) = (-9)(-2)(3)(1 + 3x)
(x) = (54)(-3)(3)(1 + 3x)
-4
5x
5. f(x) = e
f’(x) = 5e
5x
5x
f”(x) = 5(5)e
(3)
f
2
3
(Using Power
-3
5x
(x) = 5 (5)e
5x
3 5x
= 5 e
4 5x
= 5 e
5x
= 625e
TAYLOR POLYNOMIALS AND INFINITE SERIES
-3
= 54(1 + 3x)
= -486(1 + 3x)
2 5x
= 5 e
(x) = 5 (5)e
(4)
f
96
-2
= -9(1 + 3x)
-4
486
= -
(1 3x)
4
1
-1
6. f(x) = 2 x = (2 + x)
f’(x) = (-1)(2 + x)
f”(x) = (-1)(-2)(2 + x)
f
(x) = (2)(-3)(2 + x)
(4)
f
-5
-5
-0
(x) = (-6)(-4)(2 + x)
= 24(2 + x)
-x
7.
f(x) = e
f'(x) = -e
f"(x) =
f
= 2(2 + x)
= -6(2 + x)
(3)
f'(0) = -e
-x
e
-x
(x) = -e
(4)
f(0) = e
-x
f
(x) = e
Using 2,
(3)
(4)
-0
f
(0) = -e
f
(0) = e
p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x + f"(0) x
2!
4
Thus,
f(x) = e
f'(x) = 4e
f"(x) = 16e
(3)
f
9.
p (x) = 1 - x + 1 x
4
2!
- 1 x
3!
4x
8.
(x) = 64e
= -1
-0
e
= 1
-0
f"(0) =
-x
= 1
-0
= -1
+
+ 1x
4!
= 1
f
(3)
(0) x
+ f
3!
= 1 - x +
(4)
(0) x
4!
1 x
2
-1
x
6
+ 1x
24
f(0) = 1
f'(0) = 4
f"(0) = 16
4x
(3)
f
(0) =
64
(3)
3
f"(0) 2
f (0)
+
Thus, p 3 (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x +
2! x
3! x
2
= 1 + 4x + 16 x2 + 64 x3 = 1 + 4x + 8x +
3!
3 2!
f(x) = (x + 1) ,
f(0) = 1
32
3 x
3
2
f'(x) = 3(x + 1) ,
f'(0) = 3
f"(x) = 6(x + 1),
f"(0) = 6
f
(x) = 6,
f
(0) = 6
f
(x) = 0
f
(0) = 0
2
2
3
p (x) = 1 + 3x + 6 x + 6 x3 = 1 + 3x + 3x + x
4
2!
3!
EXERCISE 2-1
97
4
f(x) = (1 - x) ,
f'(x) = -4(1 - x) ,
f"(x) = 12(1 - x) ,
10.
f(0) = 1
f'(0) = -4
f"(0) = 12
(3)
f
Thus,
p 3 (x) = 1 - 4x +
11.
(3)
(x) = -24(1 - x),
f(x) = ln(1 + 2x)
1
12
2!
x2
f
(0) = -24
24
- 3!
x3
2
2
2
f'(x) = 1 2x
(2) =1 2x
4
-2
f"(x) = -2(1 + 2x) (2) = (1 2x)
(3)
-3
16
f
(x) = 8(1 + 2x)
(2) = (1 2x)
12.
f(x) =
2!
3x 1
= (x + 1)
1/3
+
(3)
f
(0)
3
x
= 1
2
f"(x) = 9(x 1)
10
(x) = 27(x 1)
x
f(0) = 31
1
f'(0) = 3
2
f
(3)
(0) = 16
3!
2
3
2
(x) = 0 + 2x - 4 x + 16 x = 2x - 2x
+ 8 x3
3!
2!
3
1
f'(x) = 3(x 1)
(3)
f
2
3
3
1 2 0
= 2 f"(0) = -4
f'(0) =
f"(0)
Using 2, p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x +
Thus, p
3
= 1 - 4x + 6x - 4x
f(0) = ln(1) = 0
8/3
f"(0) = -9
f
(3)
10
(0) =
27
(3)
f"(0)
f (0)
p 3(x) = f(0) + f'(0)x +
x
2
+
2!
3! x3
1
1
1
Thus, p (x) = 1 + x 2 x
+
x
10 x = 1 + x 9 2!
27 3!
3
3
9
3
+
5 x
81
1/4
f(x) = 4 x 16 = (x + 16)
f(0) = 2
1
1
f'(x) = 4(x + 16)
f'(0) = 32
f"(x) = - 3 (x + 16)
f"(0) = - 3
16
2048
3 x
p (x) = 2 + 1 x 32
2
4096
14. (A)
f(x) = x
- 1
f(0) = -1
f'(x) = 4x
f'(0) = 0
f"(x) = 12x
f"(0) = 0
13.
-3/4
(3)
f
(3)
(x) = 24x
f
(0) = 0
Using 2, p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x + f"(0)
3
2!
Thus, p3(x) = -1
|p 3(x) - f(x)| = |-1 - (x
Now
4
4
+
(3)
f
(0)
3!
x
4
- 1)| = |x | = |x|
< 0.1 implies |x| < (0.1)
and |x|
Therefore, -0.562 < x < 0.562
(B) From part (A),
(4)
2
1/4
3
x
4
≈ 0.562
(4)
(4)
f
(x) = 24
f
(0) = 24
(3)
f
(0)
Using 2, p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x + f"(0) x + f (0) x +
x4
2!
3!
4
4!
24 4
4
4
Thus, p 4(x) = -1 + 4! x = -1 + x
= x - 1 = f(x)
|p4(x) - f(x)| = 0 < 0.1 for
f(0) =
f(x) = x
f'(x) = 5x
f'(0) =
f"(x) = 20x
f"(0) =
f
(x) = 60x
f
(0) =
all x.
0
0
0
0
and
15. (A)
(4)
f
(4)
(x) = 120x
f
p4(x) = 0
(0) = 0
5
5
|p4(x) - f(x)| = |0 - x | = |x|
1/5
< 0.01 or |x| < (0.01)
= 0.398
Therefore, -0.398 < x < 0.398
(3)
(B) f(0) = f'(0) = f"(0) = f
= 0 f
(5)
5!
x
5
(5)
5
|p5(x) - f(x)| = |x
5
(4)
(0) = f
(x) = 120 and hence f
120. p5(x) =
=
(0)
(0) =
= x
5
- x | = 0 < 0.01
Thus for all x, |p5(x) - f(x)| < 0.01.
EXERCISE 2-1
99
3
2
f(x) = x
16.
f
f'(x) = 3x
f"(x) = 6x
(3)
(x) = 6
f(1) = 1
f'(1) = 3
f"(1) = 6
(3)
f
(1) = 6
2
p (x) = 1 + 3(x - 1) + 6
2!
3
(x - 1)
2
= 1 + 3(x - 1) + 3(x - 1)
17.
+
6 (x - 1)
3!
2
f(x) = x - 6x + 10
f'(x) = 2x - 6
f"(x) = 2
p (x) = 1 +
2
2
(x - 3)
2!
3
+ (x - 1)
f(3) = 1
f'(3) = 0
f"(4) = 2
= 1 + (x - 3)
3
18.
f(x)
f'(x)
f"(x)
f
(x)
(4)
f
=
=
=
=
ln(2 - x)
-(2 - x)
-(2 - x)
-2(2 - x)
f(1) = 0
f'(1) = -1
f"(1) = -1
-4
(x) = -6(2 - x)
p (x) = -(x - 1) - 1 (x - 1)
2
19.
f(x) =
2
(x - 1)
-2x
e
-2x
-2x
f"(x) = 4e
f
- 2x
(x) = -8e
f
3
Thus, p (x) = 1 - 2x + 4
3
Now, e
= e
4
6 (x - 1)
4!
1
3
4
- 3 (x - 1) - 4(x - 1)
(3)
Using 2, p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x +
- 0.5
(1) = -6
f(0) = 1
f'(0) = -2
f"(0) = 4
f'(x) = -2e
(3)
f
3!
1
2
1
= -(x - 1) -
(1) = -2
(4)
3
- 2 (x - 1) -
2!
4
f
-2(0.25)
2
x -
2!
(0)
= -8
(3)
f"(0) x + f (0) x
2!
3!
3
2 - 4
8 x = 1 - 2x + 2x
3!
3
3
x .
= f(0.25) ≈ p 3 (0.25)
= 1 - 2(0.25) + 2(0.25)
2
4
3
(0.25)
= 0.60416667.
-3
20.
f(x) =
1
f'(x) =
= x1/2
x
2
x-1/2
x-3/2
f"(x) = - 1
4
3
(3)
f
(4)
f(1) = 1
1
f'(1) = 2
(x) = 8 x-5/2
15
f
(x) = - 16 x
Thus,
-7/2
f"(1) = - 1
4
3
(3)
f
(4)
f
(1) = 8
15
(1) = - 16
(3)
(4)
f"(1)
f
(1)
f (1)
2
3
4
p4(x) = f(1) + f'(1)(x - 1) +
+
+
2! (x - 1)
3! (x - 1)
4! (x - 1)
2
3
4
1
= 1 +
(x - 1) (x - 1) +
15 (x - 1)
3 (x - 1) 1
16 4!
8 3!
4 2!
2
1
1
5
1
= 1 +
2
(x - 1) - 8 (x - 1)
Now,
1.2
= f(1.2) ≈ p4(1.2)
2
4
3
+
16 (x - 1)
2
- 128 (x - 1) .
(1.2 - 1)
+ 1 (1.2 - 1)
= 1
+ 1 (1.2 - 1) - 1
2
8
16
2
3
4
= 1 + 1 (0.2) - 1 (0.2) + 1 (0.2) 5 (0.2)
8
16
128
2
= 1.0954375.
3
4
- 5 (1.2 - 1)
128
-1
21.
f(x) =
f
= (4 - x)
1
4 x
-2
-2
(x) = 2(-3)(4 - x)
(4)
f
(n)
f
(-1) = 1·2·3(1 - x)
(x) = 2·3(-4)(4 - x)
-5
-4
(-1) = 1·2·3·4(1 - x)
-5
-(n+1)
(x) = n!(4 - x)
4
= 4(1 +x) -x
1 x
f'(x) = -4(1 + x)
f"(x) = (-1) (4)(2)(1 + x)
22.
-3
f'(x) = -1(4 - x)-3(-1) = (4 - x)
f"(x) = -2(4 - x) (-1) = 1·2(4 - x)
(3)
-4
f(x) =
f
(3)
= 4(2!)(-1) (1 + x)
3
-4
(x) = (-1) (4)(3)(2)(1 + x)
M
(n)
f
n
3
-(n+1)
(x) = 4(n!)(-1) (1 + x)
3x
23.
f(x) = e
3x
3x
f'(x)
= e (3) = 3e
3x
3x
2 3x
= 3 e
f"(x) = 3e (3) = 9e
(3)
3x
f
(x) = 9e
f
(x) = 27e
(4)
(n)
f
24.
(3) = 27e
3x
3x
(3) = 81e
3x
3 3x
= 3 e
4 3x
= 3 e
n 3x
(x) = 3 e
f(x) = ln(2x + 1)
-1
f'(x) = 2(2x + 1)
2
f"(x) = -(2) (2x + 1)
-2 (3)
1)
f
(n)
f
25.
4
(x) = (-1)
(x) = (-1)
2
3
= (-1) (2x + 1)
-2
= (-1)
-1
2
3
2 (2x +
2 (2!)(2x + 1)
-3
n+1 n
2 ((n - 1)!)(2x + 1)
-n
f(x) = ln(6 - x)
= -(6 - x)
f'(x) =
1 (-1) = - 1
6 x
6 x
-2 -2
f"(x) = (6 - x) (-1)
= -(6 - x)
(4)
f
-4
(x) = 1·2·3(6 - x)
-4 (n)
x)
f
-4
= 4(3!)(-1) (1 + x)
(-1) = -1·2·3(6 -
-n
(x) = -(n - 1)!(6 - x)
f(x)
26.
x/2
= e
1
f'(x) =
x/2
2
e
1
1
2
f"(x) =
ex/2 =
2
(3)
2 ex/2
2
(x) = 13 ex/2
2
(n )
1
f
f
(x) =
n
ex/2
27.
From Problem 31,
1
1
2!
(3)
3!
(n)
n!
f(0) =
, f'(0) =
, f"(0) =
, f
(0) =
, … , f
(0) =
4
4
4
4
4
Thus,
1
1
1
x .
+ 1 x + 1
p (x) =
x +
x + … +
2
4
n
4
2
3
4
3
4
n 1
4
4
4n 1
-1
28. f(x) = 1 x = 4(1 + x)
From problem 32, f (x) = 4(n!)(-1) (1 + x) and
(n)
4
hence f
(0) = 4(n!)(-1)n.
n
The coefficient of x
2
(3)
3 , f
Thus,
= 1, f'(0) = 3e
3 0
0
2
3
x
2
+
3
3
2!
n
(n )
x
3
(0) = 3
n
+ … + 3
3!
n
= 4(-1) .
n!
2 0
= 3 , …, f
p (x) = 1 + 3x +
n!
n
4(n!)(1)
= 3, f"(0) = 3 e
3
(0) = 3 e
(0)
is
29.From Problem 33,
0
f(0) = e
(n)
f
=
n 0
e
n
= 3
n
x .
n!
30.f(x) = ln(2x +
1) From problem 34,
(n)
n
n+1 n
-n
n+1 2
(n )
f
(0)
n!
n
f
(x) = (-1)
2 ((n - 1)!)(2x + 1)
and
= (-1)
2
3
n+1
2n x n
Thus, p (x) = 2x - 2 x2 + 23 x - 24 x4 + … + (-1)
n
n
2
3
4
31. From Problem 35,
(3)
(n)
(n 1)!
1
1
2!
f(0) = ln 6, f'(0) = - , f"(0) = - 2 , f
(0) = - 3 , …, f
(0) = n
6
6
6
6
Thus,
1 x 1 x3 - … 1 x .
p (x) = ln 6 - 1 x n
6
2
2
6
3
3
6
n
n 6
EXERCISE 2-1
x/2
32. f(x) = e
From problem 36, f
(n)
(x) =
1 e x/2
and
(n)
f
(0)
=
1
. Thus,
105
p (x) = 1 +
n
1
2
1
x +
2!2
2
2x
f"(x) = (-1)
(3)
f
(x) = (-1)
f
(x) = (-1)
(n)
2
3
n
3!2
3x
2(2!)x
f"(x) = - x
(3)
f
(x) = 23
x
n!2
nx
n!2
n
+x
-4
2(n!)x
-(n+1)
n
= 2(-1)
and
2
3
- 2(x - 1)
n
+ … + 2(-1) (x - 1)
Step 2.
f(1) =
0
Step 3.
a
0 = f(1) = 0
f'(1) = 1
a1 = f'(1) = 1
1
1
2
2
-3
pn(x) = 2 - 2(x - 1) + 2(x - 1)
f'(x) = x
+ … +
1
f(1) = 2
n!
34. Step 1.
f(x) = ln x
3
2(3!)x
f(n) (1)
Therefore
1
+
-1
f(x) = 2 = 2x
x
f'(x) = -2x
33.
2
f"(1)
f"(1) = -1
(3)
f
(1) = 2
2
=
=
3
1
2! = -
2!
= - 2
(1)
2
(3)
f
a
1
3!
=
3!
1
=
3
n
(4)
(x) = - x 4
f
f
2 3
(n)
f
(x) =
n 1
(1)
f
(n 1)!
(4) (1)
(n)
= -3!
a
(1) =
n+1
(-1)
(4)
a
f
4
=
n
=
f
(1)
n!
xn
1
4! = -4! = - 4
(n)
(n - 1)!
3!
(1)
1)!
n 1
= (1)
Step 4. The nth degree Taylor polynomial is:
2
3
p (x) = (x - 1) - 1 (x - 1) + 1 (x - 1) - 1 (x n
2
34
(n
n!
n 1
= (1)
(1)n 1
n
(x - 1) .
1)4 + … +
n
x
f(x) = e
35.
f
(n)
(n)
x
(x) = e
Thus, p
(x) =
n
f
and
1
e2
(2)
n!
+
1
e2
1
= n!e
(x + 2) +
1
2 (x
2!e
+ 2)
2
n
+ … +
1
n!e
2 (x
n
+ 2)
5
36.f(x) = x
+ 2x
3
+ 8x
2
+ 1
(A) Fourth-degree Taylor polynomial p4(x) for f at 0 is:
2
3
(3)
(4)
p (x) = f(0) + F’(0) x + F’’(0) x + f (0) x + f (0) x4
1!
2!
3!
4!
4
f(0) = 1
f’(x) = 5x
+ 6x + 16x ; f’(0) = 0
f”(x) = 20x
+ 12x + 16 ; f”(0) = 16
f
(x) = 60x + 12
;f
(0) = 12
(4)
f
(x) = 120x
Thus,
p 4(x) = 1 + 8x
3
; f
2
+
2
(4)
(0)
=0
3
2x
= 2x + 8x + 1
(B) The degree of the polynomial is 3.
6
37.f(x) = x
f(0) = 1
f’(x) =
f”(x) =
f
(x)
f
(x)
f
(x)
f
(x)
(n)
+ 2x
3
+ 1
6x
+ 6x
30x
+ 12x
= 120x + 12
= 360x
= 720x
= 720
;
;
;
;
;
;
f’(0) =
f”(0) =
f
(0)
f
(0)
f
(0)
f
(0)
0
0
=
=
=
=
12
0
0
720
f
(x) = 0
for
n ≥ 7.
Thus, for n = 0, 3 and 6, the nth-degree Taylor polynomial for f at 0
has degree n.
4
38.f(x) = x
f(0) = -1
f’(x) =
f”(x) =
f
(x)
f
(x)
f
(n)
– 1
4x
12x
= 24x
= 24
(x) = 0
;
;
;
;
f’(0) =
f”(0) =
f
(0)
f
(0)
0
0
= 0
= 24
for n ≥ 5.
Thus, for n = 0 and n = 4; the nth degree Taylor polynomial for f at
0 has degree n.
EXERCISE 2-1
10
9
39.
f
f(x) = ln(1 + x)
1
f'(x) = 1 x
1
f"(x) = (1 x)
(3)
2
(x) =
(1 x)
f(0) = 0
f'(0) = 1
f"(0) = -1
f
3
(3)
(0) = 2
2
Thus,
2
x
p1(x) = x, p
x
-0.2
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
2(x)
= x -
p1(x)
p2(x)
-0.2
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
-0.22
-0.105
0
0.095
0.18
x
p1(x) - f(x)
-0.2
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.023144
0.005361
0
0.00469
0.017678
2
, p3(x) = x p3(x)
-0.222667
-0.105333
0
0.095333
0.182667
2
x
+
3 .
f(x)
-0.223144
-0.105361
0
0.09531
0.182322
p2(x) - f(x)
0.003144
0.000361
0
0.00031
0.002322
3
x
p3(x) - f(x)
0.000477
0.000028
0
0.000023
0.000345
40.
(3)
f(x) = ln(1 + x)
f'(x) = (1 + x)
f"(x) = -(1 + x)
-3
(3)
f(0) = 0
f'(0) = 1
f"(0) = -1
f
(x) = 2(1 + x)
f
(0) = 2
Thus,
p (x) = x - 1 x 2 + 1 x 3 .
3
2
3
Using a graphing utility, we find that
|p3(x) - ln(1 + x)| < 0.1 for
-0.654 < x < 0.910.
x
f(x) = e
f'(x) = e
f"(x) = e
41.
(3)
f
(x) = e
M
(n)
f
(x) = e
Thus,
f(a) = e
f'(a) = e
f"(a) = e
x
f
(3)
(a) = e
M
x
f
(n)
(a) = e
a
a
a
(3)
p (x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x - a) +
n
(n)
f (a)
+
+
n!
(x - a)2
2!
(x - a)
(a)
f
+
(x - a)
3!
n
a
a
2
3
a
a
= e + e (x - a) + e (x - a) + e (x - a) +
a
= e
= e
42.
1
(x a)
2!
1 (x a)
2!
k
a n
1
(x - a) k 0
k !
3!
1 (x a)
3!
f'(x) = x
(4)
f
f
4
-3
(3)
(x) = (-1) (2!)x
5
f
(x) = (-1)
Thus,
p (x) = ln a +
f
n+1
((n - 1)!)x
1
-n
2
2a
k 1
= ln a
f
(n)
1 (x - a)
(x - a) -
a
n
n (1)
+
k
k 1 ka
a
a
(x - a)
n!
n
(x
a)
(x - a)
2
4
a
3
5
(a) = (-1) (3!) 14
a
(a) = (-1)
2
1
(a) = (-1) (2!)
(4)
-4
(x) = (-1) (3!)x
( n)
e
f(a) = ln a
1
f'(a) = a
f"(a) = - 1
-1
(3)
1
n!
+
f(x) = ln x
f
3
1
+
n+1
((n - 1)!)
(x - a)
1
n
a
3
3a
- … + (-1)
n+1 1
n
na
(x - a)
n
n
43.
f(x) = (x + c)
n
n
f(0) = c
f'(x) = n(x + c)
f'(0) = nc
n- 2
f"(x) = n(n - 1)(x + c)
n- 2
f"(0) = n(n - 1)c
M
f
(x) = n!(x + c)
f
(n)
f
(x) = n!
Thus,
p (x) = c + nc
n
= c
n
=
(n)
f
x + n(n 1) c
x
+ … +
2!
n!
n!
+
x +
cn-2x2
(n 1)!
2!(n 2)!
n!
cn-kxk.
k 0
(0) = n!c
k!(n k)!
(0) = n!
n!
(n 1)!
+ … + x
cx
n!
n
+x
n!
44.Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree k, k ≥ 0. Then
f(x) = a 0 + a 1x + a 2
x
3
2
+ a 3x
f'(x) = a 1 + 2a 2x + 3a 3x2
(3)
xk
f(0) = a 0
+ … + ka kxk-1 f'(0) = a 1
+ 6a3x + … + k(k - 1)a kxk-2
f"(x) = 2a 2
f
+ … + a k
f"(0) = 2a 2 + 2!a 2
(3)
xk-3
(x) = 6a 3 + … + k(k - 1)(k - 2)a k
In general,
m!am for m 0,1,2,K k
f (m)
(0) =
for m k
0
Since p (x) = f(0) + f'(0)x + f"(0) 2+ f
2!
n
f
(0) = 6a 3 = 3!a 3
(3)
(0)
3
x
x
3!
it follows that pn(x) = f(x) for all n ≥ k.
45.f(x) = e
f(0) = 1
x
x
f’(x) = e
f”(x) = e
(k)
x
f
(x) = e
Therefore,
p
x
(x) = 1 +
;
;
f’(0) = 1
f”(0) = 1
(k)
; f
1 x2 + … + 1 x10
1!
2!
10!
p (x) = 1 + 1 x + 1 x + … + 1 x +
1x11
1!
2!
10!
11!
11
10
1 x +
(0) = 1
+ … +
(n)
f
(0) n
x
n!
For x > 0, e
x
e
x
> p 11(x)
(x) > p (x) – p
10
11
1/11
Take x = 2(11!)
, then
e
– p
x
– p
(x) >
10
and hence
1x
11!
(x) =
10
1 (2(11!)
11!
1/11 11
)
= 2
11
11
= 2048.
So, there exist values of x for which |p
x
x
10(x) – e | = |e
1
46.f(x) =
= x
f(1) = 1
f’(x) = -x
– p 10 (x)| ≥ 100.
-1
-2
; f’(1) = -1 = -1! or
f (1)
= -1
1!
f”(x) = (-1)(-2)x
M
(k)
f
-3
k
f (1)
; f”(x) = 2 = 2! or
f
(1) = (-1) k!
or
(k)
(1)
k!
= (-1)
Therefore,
p 12(x) = 1 – (x – 1) + (x – 1)
and
|p12(x) – f(x)| =
2
-
1 (x 1) (x 1)
=
2!
k
- (x – 1)
2
= 1
11
L (x 1)
1
2
x |x – x(x – 1) + x(x – 1) -
+ (x – 1)
12
…
1
x
12
,
12
+ x(x – 1)
– 1|
1
If we take x = 0.001, then x = 1000 and every term involving x on
the right-hand side of the above equation is positive
and smaller than x.
Thus,
|p12(x) – f(x)| ≥ 1000(1 – 13x) = 1000(1 – 0.013) =
987. So there exist values of x ≠ 0 for
which |p12(x) – f(x)| ≥ 100.
EXERCISE 2-1
115
47.ln 1.1
Let f(x) = ln(1 + x)
1
-1
=
(1
+
x)
f’(x) = 1 x
f”(x) = -(1 + x)
(3)
f
(x) = 2(1 + x)
(n)
f
Rn(x) =
-3
(x) = (n – 1)!(-1)
f(n 1)(t)xn 1
Note that f
(n 1)!
(n+1)
n-1
-n
(1 + x)
for some t between 0 and x.
n
-(n+1)
(t) = n!(-1) (1 + t)
(n+1)
n
-(n+1)
|f
(t)| = |n!(-1) (1 + t)
0. Therefore,
|R (x)| = f(n 1)(t)xn 1
(n 1)!
n
and
n! x n 1
< (n 1)!
and hence
| = n!(1 + t)
-(n+1)
< n! for t >
x n 1
=n 1
n 1
R (0.1) < (0.1)
n
(n 1)
5
(0.1)
For n = 4, |R (0.1)| <
5
polynomial with the lowest degree is p
4
which has degree 4.
ln(1.1) ≈ p (0.1) = 0.1 - 1 (0.1)
2
4
≈ 0.095308
(x) = x - 1 x
2
4
+ 1 (0.1)
3
2
3
+1x
3
= 0.000 002 < 0.000 005, and hence the
- 1
x4
4
- 1 (0.1)
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