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rambo5330
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So I'm studying for a final, and it just so happens my professor threw taylor polynomials at us in the last week.. I understand the concept of a taylor polynomial but i need some help fully understand the LaGrange remainder theorem
if we have a function that has n derivatives on the interval [a,b] and n+1 derivatives on (a,b). fix a point Xo [tex]\in[/tex] (a,b). then for any x [tex]\in[/tex] (a,b) there exists a number Z between Xo and x ...put z into the lagrange formula and it gives you the bounds on the error from what i understand?
The issue I am having is how to we pick the interval (a,b) ...
for example in the text the most basic question is ex
if i wanted to estimate the value of e with a 3rd degree taylor polynomial then I calculate the 4 derivatives of ex (which are all the same) put the first 3 derivatives in a taylor series.. and then for the remainder term use the fourth derivative and then ?
let Xo = 1 ... then the interval (a,b) needs to contain 1. so for example can i pick the interval (1/2, 6) or is it better to have a smaller interval?
if we have a function that has n derivatives on the interval [a,b] and n+1 derivatives on (a,b). fix a point Xo [tex]\in[/tex] (a,b). then for any x [tex]\in[/tex] (a,b) there exists a number Z between Xo and x ...put z into the lagrange formula and it gives you the bounds on the error from what i understand?
The issue I am having is how to we pick the interval (a,b) ...
for example in the text the most basic question is ex
if i wanted to estimate the value of e with a 3rd degree taylor polynomial then I calculate the 4 derivatives of ex (which are all the same) put the first 3 derivatives in a taylor series.. and then for the remainder term use the fourth derivative and then ?
let Xo = 1 ... then the interval (a,b) needs to contain 1. so for example can i pick the interval (1/2, 6) or is it better to have a smaller interval?