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A Taylor polynomial of degree 2 centered at
x
=
0
x=0
x
=
0
is used to approximate
e
x
e^{x}
e
x
near the origin. Which of the following is the best upper bound for the magnitude of the error when
x
=
0.2
x=0.2
x
=
0.2
? a)
3.26
×
10
−
3
3.26\times 10^{-3}
3.26
×
1
0
−
3
b)
1.63
×
10
−
3
1.63\times 10^{-3}
1.63
×
1
0
−
3
c)
1.33
×
10
−
3
1.33\times 10^{-3}
1.33
×
1
0
−
3
d)
8.14
×
10
−
3
8.14\times 10^{-3}
8.14
×
1
0
−
3
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