Taylor's Theorem
Taylor's Theorem
Taylor's Theorem
is the remainder term or error term, representing the difference between the true
function value and the -th order polynomial approximation.
For an infinite Taylor series (if is infinitely differentiable and the series
converges), the expansion becomes:
4. Substitute into the Taylor series formula: Plug the computed values of into the
formula:
5. Include the remainder (if needed): Add the remainder term , if the accuracy of
the approximation is to be quantified.
Example
1. Derivatives of :
f(x) = \ln(1+x), \quad f'(x) = \frac{1}{1+x}, \quad f''(x) = -\frac{1}{(1+x)^2}, \
quad f^{(3)}(x) = \frac{2}{(1+x)^3}.
2. Evaluate at :
4. Simplify: