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set up the mclaurin series for f(x) = e^x....afterwards find the terms needed to approx. f(2pi) for an error less than 10^-7... I'm not sure what to do with that f(2pi)
To find the value of 'n', there is no other way than to run a simulation or do hit & trial to check the value of 'n' which satisfies this inequality.
Using excel, you get following output for different values of 'n' -
n | Rn(x) |
1 | 10570.18 |
2 | 22138.14 |
3 | 34774.5 |
4 | 43698.93 |
5 | 45761.41 |
6 | 41075.35 |
7 | 32260.5 |
8 | 22522.08 |
9 | 14151.04 |
10 | 8083.055 |
11 | 4232.278 |
12 | 2045.553 |
13 | 918.0419 |
14 | 384.5485 |
15 | 151.0118 |
16 | 55.81385 |
17 | 19.48271 |
18 | 6.442814 |
19 | 2.02407 |
20 | 0.6056 |
21 | 0.172959 |
22 | 0.047249 |
23 | 0.01237 |
24 | 0.003109 |
25 | 0.000751 |
26 | 0.000175 |
27 | 3.92E-05 |
28 | 8.5E-06 |
29 | 1.78E-06 |
30 | 3.61E-07 |
31 | 7.08E-08 |
So, we need n = 31 to get the value of f(2) accurate to 10-7.
So, number of terms needed = n +1
=32
Because the first term is 1.
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