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If you have f(x) = xsinx and the question is asking for the fourth degree Taylor polynomial about x=0, can you use the sinx Taylor polynomial series equation? I'm confused because there's the x in front so I don't know how to incorporate that part.

Yes you can.

Taylor polynomial about x = 0 called Maclaurin polynomial.

Maclaurin polynomial for sin x is:

sin x = x / 1! - x³ / 3! + x⁵ / 5! - x⁷ / 7! ...

so

x sin x = x ( x / 1! - x³ / 3! + x⁵ / 5! - x⁷ / 7! ... ...)

x sin x = x² / 1! - x⁴ / 3! + x⁶ / 5! - x⁸ / 7! ...

The fourth degree Taylor (in this case Maclaurin) polynomial of x sin x about x = 0:

x sin x ≈ x² / 1! - x⁴ / 3!

x sin x ≈ x² - x⁴ / 6

Ah, Taylor polynomials, the mathematical equivalent of a clown car! Just when you thought you couldn't fit any more terms in there, bam, another one pops out!

Now, to your question. Yes, you can definitely use the Taylor polynomial series equation for sin(x) here. It's like bringing in a pie to a clown convention – always a crowd-pleaser!

But here's the twist. Since you have f(x) = x*sin(x), that x in front really wants to join the party! It's like a juggler who just can't resist stealing the spotlight.

To incorporate that x part, you'll need to use a little multiplication magic. Multiply each term in the Taylor series for sin(x) by x, and voila! You'll have a Taylor polynomial that accounts for both x and sin(x).

So, strap on your polka-dotted suspenders and get ready to juggle some terms – it's time to create that fourth-degree Taylor polynomial about x=0!

To find the fourth-degree Taylor polynomial for the function f(x) = x*sin(x) about x=0, you can indeed use the Taylor series expansion for sin(x). However, you need to be careful with the term that multiplies the sin(x) term in your function.

The general formula for the Taylor series expansion of sin(x) about x=0 is:

sin(x) = x - (x^3)/3! + (x^5)/5! - (x^7)/7! + ...

To incorporate the x term in your function f(x) = x*sin(x), you can multiply each term in the series expansion of sin(x) by x:

x*sin(x) = x^2 - (x^4)/3! + (x^6)/5! - (x^8)/7! + ...

Now, you can go ahead and truncate this series at the fourth degree to find the fourth degree Taylor polynomial for f(x) about x=0.

The fourth degree Taylor polynomial for f(x) = x*sin(x) about x=0 is:

P4(x) = x^2 - (x^4)/3!

Where "!" denotes the factorial function.

To find the fourth degree Taylor polynomial of the function f(x) = xsinx about x = 0, you can indeed use the Taylor series expansion for sinx and incorporate the x term.

The Taylor series expansion for sinx about x = 0 is:

sinx = x - (x^3 / 3!) + (x^5 / 5!) - (x^7 / 7!) + ...

To find the Taylor series expansion for f(x) = xsinx, you need to multiply the sinx series by the x term. So each term in the expansion will contain an additional x factor.

The expansion of f(x) = xsinx is:

f(x) = (x^2) - (x^4 / 3!) + (x^6 / 5!) - (x^8 / 7!) + ...

Now, to find the fourth degree Taylor polynomial, you only need to include terms up to degree 4.

The fourth degree Taylor polynomial for f(x) = xsinx about x = 0 is:
P4(x) = (x^2) - (x^4 / 3!)

Note that we exclude the terms with degree higher than 4, as they are higher order terms and won't affect the approximation to the fourth degree.