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Q. 3 The following infinite series computes e^X . e^x =1 + x/1! + x^2/2! + x^3/3

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Question

Q. 3 The following infinite series computes e^X .

                    e^x =1 + x/1! + x^2/2! + x^3/3! + .... , -infinity < x < infinity

                    Write a MATLAB script and use it to compute e^1.275 using a finite number of terms n.

                    (a) Submit your script.                 

                    (b) Use your script to compute e^1.275 using n=5, 10, 25. Copy and paste solution from the command window.                 

                    (c) Comment on the convergence rate

Explanation / Answer

clear all

clc

format long

n=5; % change it to 10 and 25

x=1.275;

fex=1;

for i=1:n

fex=fex+x^(i)/factorial(i);

end

fex


Result n=5 : fex =


3.571446732666015

Result n=10 : fex =


3.578701004794297

Result n=25 :fex =


3.578701410101580


As we increase the number of steps , the solution is converging to the accurate solution.