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Cauchy Remainder Form

The remainder of $n$ terms of a Taylor Series is given by

\begin{displaymath}
R_n = {(x-c)^{n-1}(x-a)\over (n-1)!} f^{(n)}(c),
\end{displaymath}

where $a \leq c \leq x$.




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1999-05-26