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Find the Taylor Polynomial 3P x (up to3
x ) for( ) x
f x e , centered at0x ?

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We have to find the Taylor Polynomial of $f(x)=e^x$ up to the third degree, centered at $x=0$.

The Taylor Polynomial is given by:

(x)=∑

k=0

n

​k!

f

(k)

(a)

​(x−a)

k

where $f^{(k)}(a)$ is the $k$th derivative of $f(x)$ evaluated at $a$.

Using this formula, we can find the Taylor Polynomial as follows:

\begin{align*}

f(x) &= e^x \

f'(x) &= e^x \

f''(x) &= e^x \

f'''(x) &= e^x \

\end{align*}

Evaluating each derivative at $x=0$, we get:

\begin{align*}

f(0) &= e^0 = 1 \

f'(0) &= e^0 = 1 \

f''(0) &= e^0 = 1 \

f'''(0) &= e^0 = 1 \

\end{align*}

Substituting these values into the formula for the Taylor Polynomial, we get:

\begin{align*}

P_3(x) &= \frac{f(0)}{0!}(x-0)^0 + \frac{f'(0)}{1!}(x-0)^1 + \frac{f''(0)}{2!}(x-0)^2 + \frac{f'''(0)}{3!}(x-0)^3 \

&= 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{6}

\end{align*}

Therefore, the Taylor Polynomial of $f(x)=e^x$ up to the third degree, centered at $x=0$, is $P_3(x) = 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{6}$.

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