2. Let \( f \) be a function such that \( f \) and all its derivatives are continuous and the third derivative of \( f \) satisfies the inequality \( |f'''(x)| \le 10 \). If a second degree polynomial for \( f \) about \( x=1 \) is used to approximate \( f(1.4) \), what is the corresponding Lagrange Error Bound? {calculator}






Answer is: option3

\( 0.213 \)

Solution:

The Lagrange error is

\[ |R_n(x)|=\frac{M}{(n+1)!}|x-a|^{n+1} \]

Recall that \( M \) is the upper bound for all values of the \( (n+1) \) derivative on the given interval \( [a,x] \).

When \( n=2,\; a=1,\; x=1.4,\; M=10 \), we have

\[ |R_2(1.4)| = \frac{10}{3!}|1.4-1|^3 = \frac{10}{6}(0.4)^3 \approx 0.107 \]

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