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Taylor Polynomial Homework Solutions

This document contains 11 questions for Homework 1 on numerical analysis. The questions cover topics like: 1) Producing Taylor polynomials and graphing functions and their polynomials. 2) Deriving general formulas for Taylor polynomials of various functions. 3) Comparing a function to its Taylor polynomials on an interval. 4) Approximating a function at a point where it is undefined. 5) Constructing and comparing linear polynomials between two points. 6) Finding and bounding the error of a Taylor polynomial approximation. 7) Choosing the degree of a Taylor polynomial to satisfy a bound on approximation error. 8) Evaluating limits using Taylor polynomials with remainder terms. 9) Evaluating a definite

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Taylor Polynomial Homework Solutions

This document contains 11 questions for Homework 1 on numerical analysis. The questions cover topics like: 1) Producing Taylor polynomials and graphing functions and their polynomials. 2) Deriving general formulas for Taylor polynomials of various functions. 3) Comparing a function to its Taylor polynomials on an interval. 4) Approximating a function at a point where it is undefined. 5) Constructing and comparing linear polynomials between two points. 6) Finding and bounding the error of a Taylor polynomial approximation. 7) Choosing the degree of a Taylor polynomial to satisfy a bound on approximation error. 8) Evaluating limits using Taylor polynomials with remainder terms. 9) Evaluating a definite

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Homework 1

Numerical Analysis (CMPS/MATH 305)


Hani Mehrpouyan

Homework 1 Solution

Q UESTION 1 (5 POINTS )
Produce the linear and quadratic Taylor polynomials for the following cases. Graph the function and these Taylor
polynomials.
a) f (x) =

x, a = 1

b) f (x) = sin(x), a = /4
c) f (x) = ecos(x) , a = 0
d) f (x) = log(1 + ex ) , a = 0

Q UESTION 2 (5 POINTS )
Produce a general formula for the degree n Taylor polynomials for the following functions, all using a = 0 as the
point of approximation.
a) 1/(1 x)
b) (1 + x)1/3

c) 1 + x

Q UESTION 3 (5 POINTS )
Compare f (x) = sin(x) with its Taylor polynomials of degrees 1, 3, and 5 on the interval /2 x ; a = 0.
Produce a Matlab plot or a table in the manner of Table 1.1.

Q UESTION 4 (5 POINTS )
The quotient g(x) =

ex 1
x

is undefined for x = 0. Approximate ex by using Taylor polynomials of degrees 1,2,

and 3, in turn, to determine a natural definition of g(0).

Q UESTION 5 (5 POINTS )
a) As an alternative to the linear Taylor polynomial, construct a linear polynomial q(x), satisfying q(a) = f (a),
q(b) = f (b) for given points a and b.

b) Apply this to f (x) = ex with a = 0 and b = 1. For 0 x 1, numerically compare q(x) with the linear Taylor
polynomial of this section.

Q UESTION 6 (5 POINTS )
Find the degree 2 Taylor polynomial for f (x) = ex sin(x), about the point a = 0. Bound the error in this
approximation when /4 x /4.

Q UESTION 7(5

POINTS )

Let Pn (x) be the Taylor polynomial of degree n of the function f (x) = log(1 x) about a = 0. How large should
n be chosen to have |f (x) Pn (x)| 104 for 1/2 < x < 1/2? For 1 < x < 1/2?

Q UESTION 8 (5 POINTS )
Use Taylor polynomials with remainder term to evaluate the following limits:
1 cos(x)
,
x2
log(1 + x2 )
b) x0
,
2x
log(1 x) + xex/2
c) lim
.
x0
x3

a) lim

x0

(Hint: Use Taylor polynomials for the standard functions [e.g., cos(t), log(1 + t), and et ] to obtain polynomial
approximations to the numerators of these fractions; and then simplify the results.)

Q UESTION 9 (5 POINTS )
Z1
Evaluate I =
0

ex 1
x within an accuracy of 106 .
x

(Hint: Replace ex by a general Taylor polynomial approximation p]us its remainder)

10

Q UESTION 10 (5
Zx
Define f (x) =

POINTS )

log(1 + t)
x
t

a) Give a Taylor polynomial approximation to f (x) about x = 0,


b) Bound the error in the degree n approximation for |x| 1/2,
c) Find n so as to have a Taylor approximation with an error of at most 107 on [1/2, 1/2].

11

Q UESTION 11 (5

POINTS )

Evaluate
p(x) = 1

x3 x6 x9 x12 x15
+

,
3!
6!
9!
12!
15!

as efficiently as possible. How many multiplications are necessary? Assume all coefficients have been computed
and stored for later use.

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