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Linear and Quadratic Approximations In Exercises 65–68, use a computer algebra system to find the linear approximation
P1(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a)
and the quadratic approximation
of the function f at x = a. Sketch the graph of the function and its linear and quadratic approximations.
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