Solving questions related to taylor series expansion
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x = pi/4;
i = 2;
term(1) = -0.080746;
while term(i-1) >= 0.0001
term(i) = ((-1)^i/factorial(2*i+1))*x^(2*i+1)
i = i+1
end
term1(1) = -0.080746;
a = 2;
while term1(a-1) >= 1*10^-10
term1(a) = ((-1)^a/factorial(2*a+1))*x^(2*a+1)
a = a+1
end
fprintf('It takes %i terms',i)
fprintf('It takes %i terms',a)
My code is above and what follows is the question. I do not understand why this is not working. The first while loop works correctly but the second does not. Also, would a correct answer for the last part be "You can make it so that if 'i' reaches a certain number, break the loop."
Thanks for any help...
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James Tursa
on 11 Apr 2019
Edited: James Tursa
on 11 Apr 2019
You need to compare the absolute value of the term to your tolerance. Remember, some of the terms are negative.
while abs(term(i-1)) >= 0.0001
etc.
And yes, you would break if your counter (i or a) reached a predetermined limit.
You will also need to double check and fix up the indexing you are using for your calculations ...
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