document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453400>Question 453400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> compute e^0.3 using the infinite series for e^x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=311517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e%5Ex+=+sum%28x%5En%2Fn%21%2C+n+=+0%2C+infinity%29+=+1%2B0.3+%2B+0.3%5E2%2F2%21+%2B+0.3%5E3%2F3%21+%2B+0.3%5E4%2F4%21+%2B+0.3%5E5%2F5%21 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > +... .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using only the first five terms of this series to approximate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e%5E0.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"e%5E0.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we get 1.3498375, which is actually correct to the 4th decimal place.<BR>\n" );
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