AP Calculus BC Flashcards: Finding Taylor Polynomial Approximations Of Functions

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AP Calculus BC

Finding Taylor Polynomial Approximations Of Functions

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State the first four terms of the Taylor series for cosh(x)\cosh(x) centered at 00.

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1+x22!+x44!+x66!1 + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + \frac{x^6}{6!}. Even powers only, like cosine but hyperbolic.

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Flashcard 1: State the first four terms of the Taylor series for cosh(x)\cosh(x) centered at 00.

Answer: 1+x22!+x44!+x66!1 + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + \frac{x^6}{6!}. Even powers only, like cosine but hyperbolic.

Flashcard 2: What is the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=sin(x)f(x) = \text{sin}(x) centered at π\pi?

Answer: 0(xπ)0 - (x-\pi). sin(π)=0\sin(\pi)=0, sin(π)=1\sin'(\pi)=-1 gives linear term.

Flashcard 3: What is the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=sin(x)f(x) = \text{sin}(x) centered at π\pi?

Answer: 0(xπ)0 - (x-\pi). sin(π)=0\sin(\pi)=0, sin(π)=1\sin'(\pi)=-1 gives linear term.

Flashcard 4: Identify the convergence condition for a Taylor series.

Answer: Converges if xa<R|x-a| < R (radius of convergence RR). Series converges within its radius of convergence RR.

Flashcard 5: Find the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x) = \text{ln}(1+x) centered at 00.

Answer: xx22+x33x - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3}. First three terms of natural log series.

Flashcard 6: What is the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=arcsin(x)f(x) = \text{arcsin}(x) at x=0x = 0?

Answer: x+x36x + \frac{x^3}{6}. Arcsine has pattern (2n)!x2n+14n(n!)2(2n+1)\frac{(2n)!x^{2n+1}}{4^n(n!)^2(2n+1)}.

Flashcard 7: What is the Taylor series for sin(x)\text{sin}(x) centered at 00?

Answer: sin(x)=xx33!+x55!\text{sin}(x) = x - \frac{x^3}{3!} + \frac{x^5}{5!} - \cdots. Alternating signs with odd powers only.

Flashcard 8: Calculate the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(x)f(x) = \text{cos}(x) at x=πx = \pi.

Answer: 1+(xπ)2-1 + (x-\pi)^2. cos(π)=1\cos(\pi)=-1, derivatives give quadratic term.

Flashcard 9: Find the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=ln(x)f(x) = \text{ln}(x) centered at 11.

Answer: (x1)(x1)22+(x1)33(x1)44(x-1) - \frac{(x-1)^2}{2} + \frac{(x-1)^3}{3} - \frac{(x-1)^4}{4}. Natural log series shifted to center at x=1x=1.

Flashcard 10: Identify the convergence condition for a Taylor series.

Answer: Converges if xa<R|x-a| < R (radius of convergence RR). Series converges within its radius of convergence RR.

Flashcard 11: What is the Taylor series expansion for ln(1x)\text{ln}(1-x) centered at 00?

Answer: xx22x33-x - \frac{x^2}{2} - \frac{x^3}{3} - \cdots. Replace xx with x-x in ln(1+x)\ln(1+x) series.

Flashcard 12: Find the first three non-zero terms of the Taylor series for arctan(x)\text{arctan}(x) centered at 00.

Answer: xx33+x55x - \frac{x^3}{3} + \frac{x^5}{5}. Pattern follows (1)nx2n+12n+1\frac{(-1)^n x^{2n+1}}{2n+1}.

Flashcard 13: What is the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=x2exf(x) = x^2 \text{e}^x at x=0x = 0?

Answer: x2+x3+x42x^2 + x^3 + \frac{x^4}{2}. Product of x2x^2 with exponential, starting from x2x^2.

Flashcard 14: What is the Taylor series expansion of exe^x centered at 00?

Answer: ex=1+x+x22!+x33!+e^x = 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \cdots. Each term is xnn!\frac{x^n}{n!} for the exponential function.

Flashcard 15: What is the formula for the remainder term Rn(x)R_n(x) in Taylor polynomial?

Answer: Rn(x)=f(n+1)(c)(n+1)!(xa)n+1R_n(x) = \frac{f^{(n+1)}(c)}{(n+1)!}(x-a)^{n+1}. Lagrange form with cc between aa and xx.

Flashcard 16: What is the radius of convergence for the Taylor series of exe^x?

Answer: Radius of convergence is \infty. Exponential function converges everywhere.

Flashcard 17: What is the 1st1^{st} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^x centered at 11?

Answer: e+e(x1)e + e(x-1). e1=ee^1=e with slope ee at x=1x=1.

Flashcard 18: What is the remainder term R3(x)R_3(x) for Taylor polynomial of f(x)=exf(x) = e^x at x=0x = 0?

Answer: ecx44!\frac{e^c x^4}{4!} for some c(0,x)c \in (0,x). Next derivative term after cubic polynomial.

Flashcard 19: What is the general form of the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial of f(x)f(x) centered at aa?

Answer: Pn(x)=f(a)+f(a)(xa)++f(n)(a)n!(xa)nP_n(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + \cdots + \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x-a)^n. Uses successive derivatives divided by factorials with powers of (xa)(x-a).

Flashcard 20: What is the Taylor polynomial approximation for f(x)=sin(x)f(x) = \text{sin}(x) at x=0x = 0 up to x2x^2?

Answer: xx. Only first term survives since x2x^2 term has coefficient zero.

Flashcard 21: State the Taylor series for cos(x)\text{cos}(x) centered at 00.

Answer: cos(x)=1x22!+x44!\text{cos}(x) = 1 - \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} - \cdots. Alternating signs with even powers only.

Flashcard 22: What is the Taylor polynomial approximation for f(x)=sin(x)f(x) = \text{sin}(x) at x=0x = 0 up to x2x^2?

Answer: xx. Only first term survives since x2x^2 term has coefficient zero.

Flashcard 23: Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 for f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3 at a=1a = 1.

Answer: 1+3(x1)+3(x1)21 + 3(x-1) + 3(x-1)^2. Taylor expansion of x3x^3 around x=1x=1.

Flashcard 24: Find the 3rd degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x) = \text{ln}(1+x) centered at 00.

Answer: xx22+x33x - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3}. First three terms of natural log series.

Flashcard 25: Determine the Taylor polynomial of degree 1 for f(x)=ln(x)f(x) = \text{ln}(x) at x=1x = 1.

Answer: 0+(x1)0 + (x-1). f(1)=0f(1)=0, f(1)=1f'(1)=1 gives linear approximation.

Flashcard 26: What is the Taylor series expansion for ln(1x)\text{ln}(1-x) centered at 00?

Answer: xx22x33-x - \frac{x^2}{2} - \frac{x^3}{3} - \cdots. Replace xx with x-x in ln(1+x)\ln(1+x) series.

Flashcard 27: What is the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=sin(2x)f(x) = \text{sin}(2x) centered at 00?

Answer: 2x8x33!2x - \frac{8x^3}{3!}. Replace xx with 2x2x in sine series.

Flashcard 28: What is the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=x2exf(x) = x^2 \text{e}^x at x=0x = 0?

Answer: 0+0+x2+x3+x420 + 0 + x^2 + x^3 + \frac{x^4}{2}. Product of x2x^2 and exponential series.

Flashcard 29: Calculate the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(3x)f(x) = \text{cos}(3x) at x=0x = 0.

Answer: 19x221 - \frac{9x^2}{2}. Replace xx with 3x3x in cosine series.

Flashcard 30: What is the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=x2exf(x) = x^2 \text{e}^x at x=0x = 0?

Answer: 0+0+x2+x3+x420 + 0 + x^2 + x^3 + \frac{x^4}{2}. Product of x2x^2 and exponential series.

Flashcard 31: Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 for f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3 at a=1a = 1.

Answer: 1+3(x1)+3(x1)21 + 3(x-1) + 3(x-1)^2. Taylor expansion of x3x^3 around x=1x=1.

Flashcard 32: Find the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=ln(x)f(x) = \text{ln}(x) centered at 11.

Answer: (x1)(x1)22+(x1)33(x1)44(x-1) - \frac{(x-1)^2}{2} + \frac{(x-1)^3}{3} - \frac{(x-1)^4}{4}. Natural log series shifted to center at x=1x=1.

Flashcard 33: What is the 1st1^{st} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^x centered at 11?

Answer: e+e(x1)e + e(x-1). e1=ee^1=e with slope ee at x=1x=1.

Flashcard 34: Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^{-x} at x=0x = 0.

Answer: 1x+x221 - x + \frac{x^2}{2}. Replace xx with x-x in exponential series.

Flashcard 35: Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 2 for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^{-x} at x=0x = 0.

Answer: 1x+x221 - x + \frac{x^2}{2}. Replace xx with x-x in exponential series.

Flashcard 36: Calculate the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(x)f(x) = \text{cos}(x) at x=πx = \pi.

Answer: 1+(xπ)2-1 + (x-\pi)^2. cos(π)=1\cos(\pi)=-1, derivatives give quadratic term.

Flashcard 37: What is the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial of f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x) = \text{ln}(1+x) centered at 00?

Answer: xx22+x33+(1)n1xnnx - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3} - \cdots + (-1)^{n-1}\frac{x^n}{n}. Alternating signs with terms (1)n1xnn\frac{(-1)^{n-1}x^n}{n}.

Flashcard 38: What is the 1st1^{st} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=e2xf(x) = \text{e}^{2x} at x=0x = 0?

Answer: 1+2x1 + 2x. Replace xx with 2x2x in exponential series.

Flashcard 39: What is the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=(1+x)kf(x) = (1+x)^k centered at 00?

Answer: 1+kx+k(k1)x22!++k(k1)...(kn+1)xnn!1 + kx + \frac{k(k-1)x^2}{2!} + \cdots + \frac{k(k-1)...(k-n+1)x^n}{n!}. Binomial series with binomial coefficients.

Flashcard 40: State the Taylor series for cos(x)\text{cos}(x) centered at 00.

Answer: cos(x)=1x22!+x44!\text{cos}(x) = 1 - \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} - \cdots. Alternating signs with even powers only.

Flashcard 41: Calculate the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^x centered at 00.

Answer: 1+x+x221 + x + \frac{x^2}{2}. First three terms of exponential series.

Flashcard 42: Calculate the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=exf(x) = \text{e}^x centered at 00.

Answer: 1+x+x221 + x + \frac{x^2}{2}. First three terms of exponential series.

Flashcard 43: What is the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=sin(2x)f(x) = \text{sin}(2x) centered at 00?

Answer: 2x8x33!2x - \frac{8x^3}{3!}. Replace xx with 2x2x in sine series.

Flashcard 44: What is the remainder term R3(x)R_3(x) for Taylor polynomial of f(x)=exf(x) = e^x at x=0x = 0?

Answer: ecx44!\frac{e^c x^4}{4!} for some c(0,x)c \in (0,x). Next derivative term after cubic polynomial.

Flashcard 45: State the first four terms of the Taylor series for cosh(x)\text{cosh}(x) centered at 00.

Answer: 1+x22!+x44!+x66!1 + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + \frac{x^6}{6!}. Even powers only, like cosine but hyperbolic.

Flashcard 46: Determine the Taylor polynomial of degree 1 for f(x)=ln(x)f(x) = \ln(x) at x=1x = 1.

Answer: 0+(x1)0 + (x-1). f(1)=0f(1)=0, f(1)=1f'(1)=1 gives linear approximation.

Flashcard 47: What is the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(x)f(x) = \text{cos}(x) centered at 00?

Answer: 1x22+x4241 - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^4}{24}. Even powers with alternating signs through degree 4.

Flashcard 48: What is the 1st1^{st} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=e2xf(x) = e^{2x} at x=0x = 0?

Answer: 1+2x1 + 2x. Replace xx with 2x2x in exponential series.

Flashcard 49: What is the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=(1+x)kf(x) = (1+x)^k centered at 00?

Answer: 1+kx+k(k1)x22!++k(k1)...(kn+1)xnn!1 + kx + \frac{k(k-1)x^2}{2!} + \cdots + \frac{k(k-1)...(k-n+1)x^n}{n!}. Binomial series with binomial coefficients.

Flashcard 50: What is the general form of the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial of f(x)f(x) centered at aa?

Answer: Pn(x)=f(a)+f(a)(xa)++f(n)(a)n!(xa)nP_n(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + \cdots + \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x-a)^n. Uses successive derivatives divided by factorials with powers of (xa)(x-a).

Flashcard 51: What is the formula for the remainder term Rn(x)R_n(x) in Taylor polynomial?

Answer: Rn(x)=f(n+1)(c)(n+1)!(xa)n+1R_n(x) = \frac{f^{(n+1)}(c)}{(n+1)!}(x-a)^{n+1}. Lagrange form with cc between aa and xx.

Flashcard 52: Find the first three non-zero terms of the Taylor series for arctan(x)\text{arctan}(x) centered at 00.

Answer: xx33+x55x - \frac{x^3}{3} + \frac{x^5}{5}. Pattern follows (1)nx2n+12n+1\frac{(-1)^n x^{2n+1}}{2n+1}.

Flashcard 53: What is the nthn^{th} degree Taylor polynomial of f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x) = \text{ln}(1+x) centered at 00?

Answer: xx22+x33+(1)n1xnnx - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3} - \cdots + (-1)^{n-1}\frac{x^n}{n}. Alternating signs with terms (1)n1xnn\frac{(-1)^{n-1}x^n}{n}.

Flashcard 54: What is the 4th4^{th} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(x)f(x) = \text{cos}(x) centered at 00?

Answer: 1x22+x4241 - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^4}{24}. Even powers with alternating signs through degree 4.

Flashcard 55: What is the 3rd3^{rd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=arcsin(x)f(x) = \text{arcsin}(x) at x=0x = 0?

Answer: x+x36x + \frac{x^3}{6}. Arcsine has pattern (2n)!x2n+14n(n!)2(2n+1)\frac{(2n)!x^{2n+1}}{4^n(n!)^2(2n+1)}.

Flashcard 56: What is the radius of convergence for the Taylor series of exe^x?

Answer: Radius of convergence is \infty. Exponential function converges everywhere.

Flashcard 57: Calculate the 2nd2^{nd} degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=cos(3x)f(x) = \text{cos}(3x) at x=0x = 0.

Answer: 19x221 - \frac{9x^2}{2}. Replace xx with 3x3x in cosine series.

Flashcard 58: What is the Taylor series expansion of exe^x centered at 00?

Answer: ex=1+x+x22!+x33!+e^x = 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \cdots. Each term is xnn!\frac{x^n}{n!} for the exponential function.