//Example No. 4_05 //Truncation Error //Pg No. 68 clear ; close ; clc ; x = 1/5 //When first three terms are used Trunc_err = x^3/factorial(3) + x^4/factorial(4) + x^5/factorial(5) + x^6/factorial(6) mprintf('\n a) When first three terms are used \n Truncation error = %.6E \n ',Trunc_err) //When four terms are used Trunc_err = x^4/factorial(4) + x^5/factorial(5) + x^6/factorial(6) mprintf('\n b) When first four terms are used \n Truncation error = %.6E \n ',Trunc_err) //When Five terms are used Trunc_err = x^5/factorial(5) + x^6/factorial(6) mprintf('\n c) When first five terms are used \n Truncation error = %.6E \n ',Trunc_err)