Experiment-5:

Objectives:
To write a SCILAB -CODE
5.1. To find the error in estimated value (yest) of
a function f(x) at a point x using its Taylor
series.
5.2. To compare a function f(x) and its Taylor
series expansion using 2d plots.
 Excercises

Write a Scilab code in a script file:

5.1.1. To find the error in estimating the value of function f(x)=ex at x=1
using its Taylor series expansion about origin.
5.1.2. To find the error in estimating the value of function f(x)=sinx at
x=pi/2 using its Taylor series expansion about origin.

5.2.1. To compare the function f(x)=ex and its Taylor series expansion
about origin by using 2d plots
5.2.2. To compare the function f(x)=sinx and its Taylor series
expansion about origin by using 2d plots
Name Details
4.1.parametric form of some 2d curves Examples

Function Notation f(x) f(x)=ex

Characterised by a rule, Domain(x Domain=(-∞, ∞)
values) and Range( f(x) values )
Range=(0, ∞)

Power c0+c1(x-a)+c2(x-a)2+ c3(x-a)3+…


Series x 2 x3 xn
=  1  x    ...  
2! 3! n 0 n !
 cn ( x  a )n
Characterised
n0 by centre, convergence, Centre a=0,
interval of convergence Converges for -∞<x< ∞
Taylor f(x)=c0+c1(x-a)+c2(x-a)2+ c3(x-a)3+… Taylor series about 0
Series
2 3  n
x x x
e 1 x   ...  
x
f ( n ) (a) 2! 3! n0 n!
c0  f ( a ), cn  , n  1, 2,...
n! x3 x5  n x2n1
Converges ...
sinxx  for (1) ∞
-∞<x<
3! 5! n0 (2n1)!
 Algorithm for error estimation
• 1. write commands clc , clear,
• 2. enter the value of the centre of power series a
• 3. Enter the value of x at which we want to estimate the vaule of
function
• 4. write equation of curve y=f(x), e.g. y=e^x
• 5. enter n the order of the power series
• 6. Initialize yest=0
• 7. // to write the Taylor series formula
• for i=0 to n
write the formula for Taylor series of yest
end
8. error =abs(y-yest)
display error
 Algorithm for plotting function and its
Taylor series
• 1. write commands clc , clear, clf
• 2. write the range of x variable using command linspace
• 3. write equation of curve y=f(x), e.g. y=e^x
• 4. plot(x,y)
• 5. enter n the order of the power series
• 6. Initialize yest=0
• 7. for i=0 to n
write the formula for Taylor series of yest
end
8. error =abs(y-yest)
display error
9. plot(x,yest)
10. use the commands xtitle and legend