DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES
CSC2912- Numerical Analysis
Quiz 1l
Duration: 45 Minutes
1. Letf (x) = (1 - x) and xo = 0.
a. Find the nth Taylor polynomial Pr(x) for f (x) about Xg.
b. Find a value of n necessary for Pa (x) to approximate f (x) to within 10*° on
the interval [0, 0.5].