Find the Third-Degree Taylor Polynomial Centered At $x = 1$ For $f ( x ) = \ln x$

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Essay

Find the third-degree Taylor polynomial centered at $x = 1$ for $f ( x ) = \ln x$ . Use this result to approximate $\ln 1.2$ .

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