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a. Use P3(0.5) to approximate f (0.5). Find an upper bound for error |f (0.5) − P3(0.5)| using the
error formula, and compare it to the actual error.

b. Find a bound for the error |f (x) − P3(x)| in using P3(x) to approximate f (x) on the interval [0.5,
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c. Approximate

d. Find an upper bound for the error in (c) using and compare the bound to the

actual error.
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Step 1 of 15

Consider the function,

The objective is to determine the third Taylor polynomial for the function about

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Step 2 of 15

Consider the function,

Clearly, is finite for all

Therefore, is differentiable for all

Since, every differentiable function is continuous.

Therefore, is continuous for all

Thus, where

Hence, Taylor’s Theorem can be applied for any

Comment

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Step 3 of 15
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By Taylor’s theorem:
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Where,

Here, is called the nth Taylor Polynomial for about and is called the
Remainder term (or Truncation Error) associated with

The derivatives of the function at as follows:

Substitute and in

Therefore, the third Taylor polynomial for the function about is,

Comment

Step 4 of 15

(a)

The objective is to find by using

Determine an upper bound for error and compare it with actual error.

Comment

Step 5 of 15

The third Taylor polynomial for the function about is,

Therefore,

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Substitute in
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Take,

Therefore,

Consider,

To find the maximum value, first find the derivative of

That is,

Clearly, the derivative is positive for all .

Therefore, is increasing on

Hence, the maximum value occur at the right end point on

So, at 0.5:

Therefore, the upper bound is,

Comments (2)

Step 6 of 15

The actual error is,

Comment

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Step 7 of 15
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(b)

The objective is to determine a bound for the error by using to find

on

Comment

Step 8 of 15

By Taylor’s theorem,

Substitute in

Take,

Therefore,

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Step 9 of 15

Consider

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Step 10 of 15

To find the maximum value, first find the derivative of

That is,

Clearly, the derivative is negative at

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Therefore, is decreasing on
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Hence, the maximum value occur at the left end point on

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Therefore, bound for the error is,

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Step 11 of 15

(c)

The objective is to approximate the value of by using

Comment

Step 12 of 15

The third Taylor polynomial for the function about is,

Therefore,

But the actual value is,

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Step 13 of 15

(d)

The objective is to determine an upper bound for the error in part (c) by using and

compare it with actual error.

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Step 14 of 15

Substitute in

Consider,

To find the maximum value, first find the derivative of

That is,

Clearly, the derivative is negative at

Therefore, is decreasing on

Hence, the maximum value occur at the left end point on

Comment

Step 15 of 15

So, at 0.5:

Therefore,

Hence, the error bound is,

The integral value of the function on is,

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The actual error is,

Hence, the actual error is,

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