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Taylor Polynomials

Define the th Taylor polynomial of centered at in the following way: .

1. Let be a polynomial of degree . What is the degree of if ?

2. Let be a polynomial of degree 2. What do you expect the graphs of , , and to look like?

3. If is a polynomial of degree 3, what behavior will the graphs of , , and have near the point ?