Maclaurin series is a special case of Taylor series that is centered at `c=0` . The expansion of the function about `0` follows the formula:
`f(x)=sum_(n=0)^oo (f^n(0))/(n!) x^n`
or
`f(x)= f(0)+(f'(0))/(1!)x+(f^2(0))/(2!)x^2+(f^3(0))/(3!)x^3+(f^4(0))/(4!)x^4 +...`
To determine the Maclaurin polynomial of degree `n=4` for the given function `f(x)=xe^x` , we may apply the formula for Maclaurin series.
To list `f^n(x)` up to `n=4` , we may apply the Product rule for differentiation: `d/(dx) (u*v) = u' *v +u*v'` and derivative property: `d/(dx) (f+g) = d/(dx) f +d/(dx) g` .
`f(x)=xe^x`
Let: `u =x` then `u' = 1`
`v = e^x` then `v' = e^x`
`d/(dx) (xe^x) =(1*e^x) + (x*e^x)`
`=e^x +xe^x`
`f'(x)=d/(dx) (xe^x)`
`= e^x +xe^x`
`f^2(x) = d/(dx) (e^x +xe^x)`
`=d/(dx) e^x + d/(dx) xe^x`
`= e^x + (e^x+xe^x)`
`= 2e^x+xe^x`
`f^3(x) = d/(dx) ( 2e^x +xe^x)`
`=d/(dx) 2e^x + d/(dx) xe^x`
`= 2e^x + (e^x+xe^x)`
`= 3e^x+xe^x`
`f^4(x) = d/(dx) ( 3e^x +xe^x)`
`=d/(dx) 3e^x + d/(dx) xe^x`
`= 3e^x + (e^x+xe^x)`
`= 4e^x+xe^x`
Plug-in `x=0` for each `f^n(x)` , we get:
`f(0)=0*e^0 `
`=0*1`
`=0`
`f'(0)=e^0+0*e^0`
` =1 +0*1`
`=1`
`f^2(0)=2e^0+0*e^0`
`=2*1 +0*1`
`=2`
`f^3(0)=3e^0+0*e^0`
`=3*1 +0*1`
`=3`
`f^4(0)=4e^0+0*e^0`
`=4*1 +0*1`
`=4`
Plug-in the values on the formula for Maclaurin series, we get:
`sum_(n=0)^4 (f^n(0))/(n!) x^n`
`= f(0)+(f'(0))/(1!)x+(f^2(0))/(2!)x^2+(f^3(0))/(3!)x^3+(f^4(0))/(4!)x^4`
`= 0+1/(1!)x+2/(2!)x^2+3/(3!)x^3+4/(4!)x^4 `
`= 0+1/1x+2/2x^2+3/6x^3+4/24x^4`
`= 0+x+x^2+1/2x^3+1/6x^4`
`= x+x^2+1/2x^3+1/6x^4`
The Maclaurin polynomial of degree `n=4` for the given function `f(x)=xe^x ` will be:
`P(x)=x+x^2+1/2x^3+1/6x^4`
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