Below Is a Graph of the Function F(x) $x = 0 ?$

question 129

Multiple Choice

Below is a graph of the function f(x) . Which of the following could be the first Taylor polynomial of f(x) at $x = 0 ?$

• A) \(\mathrm { P } _ { 1 } ( \mathrm { x } ) = 3 - 2 \mathrm { x }\)
• B) \(\mathrm { P } 1\) (x) = -2 - 3x
• C) \(P 1 _ { ( x ) } = - 2 + 2 x\)
• D) \(\mathrm { P } 1\) (x) = 3 + 4x
• E) none of these

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