Chapter 8 HELP!!

When you need to numerically approximate a function f(x) near a particular point x_0 use the Taylor Polynomial 0 0 !
=0

This can also be written as = 0 + 0 0 + 3!

0 0 + 0 2 2! () 0 3 0 + 0 !

We can estimate the accuracy to which the Taylor polynomial approximates the target function () for (where measures the accuracy of the approximation.) = ()

The function above along with the Lagrange gets you the error function below. = + 1 !
+1

+1

, 0

Power Series about the point 0

=0

= 0 + 1 0 + 2 0

+ 3 0

(Where x is a variable and the are constants.)

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This Converges at point x = c if (what is listed below converges)

=0

lim

If the limit DNE then the power series is said to Diverge

Theorem 1:
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For each given power series form (1) there will exist a number of 0
Which converges absolutely if < Which diverges if >

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All of this information is called the radius of convergence If the series (1) converges for all values of x, then = When the series (1) converges only at 0 , = 0

The RATIO TEST is used to find out what happens at 0

= lim

+1

0 = 0 lim

+1

< 1

> 1
= 1

Theorem from calculus 2 book (Stewart Calculus 6th edition p.728)

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If the series

=1

is convergent, then the lim = 0

Divergence test
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If the lim or if lim 0 then series

=1

diverges