Suppose you use a Taylor polynomial with n = 2centered at 0 to approximate a function f. What matching conditions are satisfied by the polynomial?
Solution 1E
Step 1:
Given that
Taylor polynomial with n = 2 centered at 0 to approximate a function f.
Step2:
To find
What matching conditions are satisfied by the polynomial?
Step 3:
The matching conditions are satisfied by the polynomial
In other words, T2 (x) is the polynomial of degree two that has the same function value at x = a, the same first derivative value at x = a, and the same second derivative value at x = a as the original function f(x).