CSE 317 Time: 25 mins, Total points 20

Quiz 1

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Answer the following questions.

1. [10 points] Find the 4th order Taylor approximation of ln( x ) at x = 1.

Write down the nth term of the nth order Taylor approximation of this function. [Hint. From the 4th
order approximation you should be able to find a pattern for the coefficients.]
2. [10 points] Consider the function f (x)=x3 −3 x 2−3 x+6 . Using x = 4 as an initial guess, show the
next three iterations of Newton-Raphson method to find the root of the function.