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Exponential series/R/Estimate for remainder/Exercise

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For N∈ℕ and x∈ℝ let

RN+1(x)=exp⁡x−∑n=0Nxnn!=∑n=N+1∞xnn!

be the remainder of the exponential series. Prove that for

|x|≤1+12N

the remainder term estimate

|RN+1(x)|≤2(N+1)!|x|N+1

holds.