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Infinite Sequences and Series · Challenge problem

The Maclaurin polynomial Pn(x)=∑k=0nxkk!P_n(x)=\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{n}\frac{x^k}{k!} is used to approximate e=e1e=e^1. Using the Lagrange error bound together with the estimate ec<3e^c<3 for 0<c<10<c<1, find the smallest nn for which the bound guarantees ∣e−Pn(1)∣<10−4|e-P_n(1)|<10^{-4}.