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Build a shifted-tangent expansion and measure its error

Given y=tan⁡(π/4+x)y=\tan(\pi/4+x), show that d2ydx2=2ydydx\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}=2y\dfrac{dy}{dx}. Find its series through x4x^4. When x=0.1x=0.1, y=1.22304888y=1.22304888 correct to 8 decimal places. Verify that the fourth-degree estimate has error about 0.004%0.004\%.

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Use y′ = 1 + y² to generate higher derivatives efficiently.

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