What are the first three nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for ?

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What are the first three nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for e−x2e^{-x^{2}}? (a) 1−x2+x421 - x^{2} + \dfrac{x^{4}}{2} (b) 1−x2−x421 - x^{2} - \dfrac{x^{4}}{2} (c) 1+x2−x421 + x^{2} - \dfrac{x^{4}}{2} (d) 1−x2+x4241 - x^{2} + \dfrac{x^{4}}{24}

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