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Theorem: Taylor's Theorem (Lagrange Form of the Remainder)

Gives the Lagrange form of the Taylor remainder, providing an explicit bound on the error of a Taylor polynomial approximation.

Definition: Maclaurin Series

Defines the Maclaurin series as the special case of a Taylor series centered at zero, and lists key standard Maclaurin series.

Proposition: Using Taylor Series to Evaluate Limits

Illustrates using the Maclaurin series of a function to evaluate indeterminate limits by series substitution.

Proposition: Using Taylor Series to Approximate Integrals

Illustrates approximating non-elementary definite integrals by substituting a Maclaurin series for the integrand and integrating term by term.

Definition: Taylor Series

Defines the Taylor series of an infinitely differentiable function about a point, using its higher-order derivatives.

Definition: Taylor Polynomial

Defines the n-th degree Taylor polynomial of a function centered at c, and the remainder term measuring its approximation error.

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Problem: Using Taylor Series to Evaluate the Limit of (sin x - x)/x^3

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Elo 1500Mathematics · Single Variable Calculus
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Evaluate lim⁡x→0sin⁡x−xx3\displaystyle \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{\sin x - x}{x^3}x→0lim​x3sinx−x​ using the Maclaurin series for sin⁡x\sin xsinx.

−16-\dfrac{1}{6}−61​

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16\dfrac{1}{6}61​

−12-\dfrac{1}{2}−21​