Let F(x) = $\frac { 1 } { x + 1 }$

question 79

Multiple Choice

Let f(x) = $\frac { 1 } { x + 1 }$ . Determine the second Taylor polynomial $\mathrm { P } 2$ (x) of f(x) at x = 0.

• A) 1 - x
• B) 1 - 2x + 2 \(x ^ { 2 }\)
• C) 1 - x - \(x ^ { 2 }\)
• D) 1 - x + \(x ^ { 2 }\)
• E) none of these

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