Taylor Polynomials

2. We have to take the first 3 derivatives of the tangent function:

Then we plug in

to obtain the desired approximation:

Have you noticed? An odd function has Taylor polynomials with only odd powers. Guess what happens when a function is even! Maybe you can use that in the next problem.

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