please help me completing this proof (Lagrange remainder for Taylor formula)

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I'm trying to prove that the remainder of a $n$-th grade Taylor formula is $$R_n=\frac{f^{(n+1)}(\mu) (x-x_0)^{n+1}}{ (n+1)!}$$ where $\mu$ is a value between $x$ and the centre $x_0$.

For $n=1$ it follows from Lagrange's theorem.

$n \rightarrow n+1$) Suppose that $$f(x)-\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{f^{(i)}(x_0) (x-x_0)^{i}}{ (i)!}=\frac{f^{(n+1)}(\mu) (x-x_0)^{n+1}}{ (n+1)!}$$

then it we have:

$$R_{n+1}=f(x)-\sum_{i=1}^{n+1} \frac{f^{(i)}(x_0) (x-x_0)^{i}}{ (i)!}=\frac{f^{(n+1)}(\mu) (x-x_0)^{n+1}}{ (n+1)!}- \frac{f^{(n+1)}(x_0) (x-x_0)^{n+1}}{ (n+1)!}$$

Again, by Lagrange's theorem we have $$R_{n+1}=\frac{f^{(n+2)}(\lambda)(\mu-x_0)(x-x_0)^{n+1}}{(n+1)!}$$ where $\lambda$ is between $\mu$ and $x_0$.

Is this part correct? How can I conclude the proof? Thank you!