The remainder for the -degree Maclaurin polynomial of satisfies

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Infinite Sequences and Series · Infinite Sequences and Series

Problem

The remainder for the (2n+1)(2n+1)-degree Maclaurin polynomial of arctan⁡x\arctan x satisfies ∣R2n+1(x)∣≤∣x∣ 2n+32n+3|R_{2n+1}(x)|\le \dfrac{|x|^{\,2n+3}}{2n+3}. Find the least degree necessary to approximate arctan⁡(0.3)\arctan(0.3) with an error less than 10−610^{-6}.

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