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)-degree Maclaurin polynomial of arctanx satisfies ∣R2n+1(x)∣≤2n+3∣x∣2n+3. Find the least degree necessary to approximate arctan(0.3) with an error less than 10−6.