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Taylor polynomial approximation
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**Estimating $\ln(1.7)$ using a Taylor polynomial about $x=2$, what is the least degree of the polynomial that assures an error smaller than $0.001$?** (The $n^{\text{th}}$ derivative of $\ln(x)$ is $(-1)^{n-1}\dfrac{(n-1)!}{x^n}$ for $n\geq1$) [[☃ radio 1]]
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