The Fourth Taylor Polynomial for , Expanded About

question 13

Multiple Choice

The fourth Taylor polynomial for , expanded about is . Use this polynomial to approximate the value of . Round your answer to four decimal places.

• A) 2.9184
• B) 2.6976
• C) 3.0144
• D) 0.5664
• E) 0.5376

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