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1. This document discusses using Taylor polynomials to approximate various functions. It provides examples of finding Taylor polynomials of different orders about different points and using them to approximate function values and errors. 2. Questions involve finding Taylor polynomials of orders 1-4 to approximate trigonometric, exponential, power and polynomial functions at given points and calculating the actual errors. 3. Approximations are needed to a given accuracy and polynomials are used to find approximate values of functions evaluated at points away from the original points of expansion.

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Tutorial 1Q

1. This document discusses using Taylor polynomials to approximate various functions. It provides examples of finding Taylor polynomials of different orders about different points and using them to approximate function values and errors. 2. Questions involve finding Taylor polynomials of orders 1-4 to approximate trigonometric, exponential, power and polynomial functions at given points and calculating the actual errors. 3. Approximations are needed to a given accuracy and polynomials are used to find approximate values of functions evaluated at points away from the original points of expansion.

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Tutorial 1

WID3004 Numerical Methods

2021/2022Academic Session

1. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥

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a. Find the first Taylor’s polynomial 𝑃* (𝑥) about 𝑥0 = 2
1 1 1
b. Find 𝑃* 3 4 5 and the actual error in using 𝑃* 3 4 5 to approximate 𝑓 34 5
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c. Find the second Taylor’s polynomial 𝑃A (𝑥) about 𝑥0 =
2
1 1 1
d. Find 𝑃A 3 4 5 and the actual error in using 𝑃A 3 4 5 to approximate 𝑓 3 4 5.
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2. Use a Taylor polynomial about 2 to approximate cos 42E to an accuracy of 10HI .

3. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4

a. Find the second taylor polynomial 𝑃A (𝑥) about 𝑥0 = 0.


b. Find 𝑅A (0.5) and the actual error in using 𝑃A (0.5)to approximate 𝑓(0.5).
c. Repeat part a. Using 𝑥0 = 1.
d. Repeat part b. Using the polynomial from part c.

4. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 25𝑥 4 − 6𝑥 A + 7𝑥 − 88


a. Find 𝑃0 (2) about 𝑥0 = 1.
b. Find 𝑃4 (2) about 𝑥0 = 1.
c. Find the actual errors for a and b.

5. Find the third Taylor Polynomial 𝑃4 (𝑥) for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 about 𝑥0 = 0.
Hence, or otherwise, approximate 𝑃4 (𝑥) and find the actual errors for the following:

a. 𝑓(𝑥) = √0.5
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = √0.75
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = √1.25
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = √1.5

6. Find the Taylor polynomial 𝑃A (𝑥) for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 T cos 𝑥 about 𝑥0 = 0.
a. Use 𝑃A (𝑥) to approximate 𝑓(0.5) and find the actual error.
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b. Repeat a. Using 𝑥0 = I .

7. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝜋𝑥.


a. Find the Taylor polynomial 𝑃2 (𝑥) for the function about 𝑥0 = 0.5.
1 1
b. Use your answer to find an approximate value to sin 3 + 5.
A *0

8. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = −0.1𝑥 2 − 0.15𝑥 4 − 0.5𝑥 A − 0.25𝑥 + 1.2


a. Find the Taylor polynomial 𝑃V (𝑥) for the function about 𝑥0 = 0 for 𝑛 = 0, 1 and 2.
b. Find the actual error when 𝑃V (𝑥) is used to approximate 𝑓(1) for 𝑛 = 0, 1 and 2.
c. Show that 𝑃2 (1) is exactly the same as 𝑓(1).
SAK/S2/2021/2022

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