Maclaurin Series 1/(1-x)

Use the slider to adjust the degree of the Maclaurin polynomial and slide the red point along the x-axis to see how close the approximation is to the function. Over what interval does the series appear to converge? For particular degrees, what looks to be a good interval? To change the viewing window, hold the shift button and left-click to drag the graph or use the scroll wheel to zoom in/out. You can also adjust the axes by holding the shift button and left-click on the axis you want to change.