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MATLAB function M-file for Mclaurin expansion

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Develop a function M-file named fun_xb that evaluates the following series:

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where values of x and n are passed to the function through arguments. The foregoing series is a truncated Mclaurin expansion. (Taylor series expansion about the point x=0) of log(1+x) and converges for -1<x<1. Knowing this, test the function for selected x values such as x= -0.5 and 0.5, with n=1, 2,3,5,10,20,50 and compare graphically with log(1+x). (Convergence becomes increasingly difficult as x approaches -1 or 1.)

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Using step by step method and problem solving, this solution provides code for developing a function that has the necessary requirements.

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Place the following text into a fun_xb.m file and run it from the command window of MatLab - it will calculate all that is requested and plot the requested plots.

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