I need help with part b. I feel like there’s a catch, I want to do the first derivative test, however, I feel like there is a better way.

The fifth degree Taylor polynomial of g(x) is increasing around x=-1

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes, you can do the derivative of the fifth degree Taylor polynomial, but notice that its derivative evaluated at x =-1 will give zero for all its terms except for the one of first order, so the calculation becomes simple:

and when you do its derivative:

1) the constant term renders zero,

2) the following term (term of order 1, the linear term) renders: since the derivative of (x+1) is one,

3) all other terms will keep at least one factor (x+1) in their derivative, and this evaluated at x = -1 will render zero

Therefore, the only term that would give you something different from zero once evaluated at x = -1 is the derivative of that linear term. and that only non-zero term is: as per the information given. Therefore, the function has derivative larger than zero, then it is increasing in the vicinity of x = -1

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

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