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Find the 4th term of the Taylor series centerd at x=1 for f(x)=ln(x+1)
f(x)=ln(1=x)
f'(x)=(1+x)^-1
f"(x)=(-1)[(1+x)^-2]
f"'(x)=(2)[(1+x)^-3]
f""(x)=-6[(1+x)^-4)]
Plug in 1:
.6931
.5
-.25
.25
-.375
What do I do next? (Also, is the 4th term the 4th term starting with f(x)? or the 4th derivative?)
f(x)=ln(1=x)
f'(x)=(1+x)^-1
f"(x)=(-1)[(1+x)^-2]
f"'(x)=(2)[(1+x)^-3]
f""(x)=-6[(1+x)^-4)]
Plug in 1:
.6931
.5
-.25
.25
-.375
What do I do next? (Also, is the 4th term the 4th term starting with f(x)? or the 4th derivative?)