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Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series

Lagrange Error Bound

Bound the error of a Taylor polynomial approximation with the Lagrange error bound, or the alternating series bound when it applies, and use it to draw conclusions.

Topic 10.12 · 7 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01The error looks like the next term
  2. 02Turning the remainder into a bound
  3. 03When the alternating series bound works instead
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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