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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.9.55b

Quadratic approximations


b. Find the quadratic approximation to f(x) = 1/(1 − x) at x = 0.

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Identify the function f(x) = \( \frac{1}{1-x} \) and note that we want to find its quadratic approximation at x = 0.
Recall that the quadratic approximation of a function f(x) at a point a is given by the formula: \( f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + \frac{f''(a)}{2}(x-a)^2 \).
Calculate the first derivative f'(x) of the function f(x) = \( \frac{1}{1-x} \). Use the derivative rule for \( \frac{1}{u} \), which is \( -\frac{u'}{u^2} \).
Calculate the second derivative f''(x) by differentiating f'(x). This involves applying the quotient rule or chain rule again.
Evaluate f(x), f'(x), and f''(x) at x = 0, and substitute these values into the quadratic approximation formula to find the quadratic approximation of f(x) at x = 0.

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The Taylor series is a representation of a function as an infinite sum of terms calculated from the values of its derivatives at a single point. For a function f(x) centered at x = a, the series is f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + f''(a)(x-a)^2/2! + ..., which provides a polynomial approximation of the function near a.
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