Calc 10.15 Packet
Calc 10.15 Packet
Calc 10.15 Packet
15 Representing Functions as
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Power Series Notes
Recall:
Function Series (expanded) Series Notation Int. of Conv.
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
𝑒 1 𝑥 ⋯ ∞ 𝑥 ∞
2! 3! 𝑛!
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 1 𝑥
sin 𝑥 𝑥 ⋯ ∞ 𝑥 ∞
3! 5! 7! 2𝑛 1 !
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 1 𝑥
cos 𝑥 1 ⋯ ∞ 𝑥 ∞
2! 4! 6! 2𝑛 !
1
1 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 ⋯ 1 𝑥 1 𝑥 1
1 𝑥
𝑥
1. If 𝑓 𝑥 then 𝑓 𝑥
𝑛!
2. Write the first 4 nonzero terms for the Maclaurin series that represents sin 𝑡 𝑑𝑡.
10.15 Representing Functions as Power Series
Calculus
Practice
1. What is the coefficient of 𝑥 in the Taylor Series for the function 𝑓 𝑥 sin 𝑥 about 𝑥 0?
𝑥
2. If the function 𝑓 is defined as 𝑓 𝑥 , then what is 𝑓 𝑥 ? Write the first four nonzero terms and the
𝑛!
general term.
3. Use the power series expansion for cos 𝑥 to evaluate the integral cos 𝑡 𝑑𝑡. Write the first four nonzero
terms and the general term.
terms and the general term for the power series expansion for the function .
6. Let 𝑓 be the function with initial condition 𝑓 0 0 and derivative 𝑓 𝑥 . Write the first four nonzero
terms of the Maclaurin series for the function 𝑓.
7. Find the Maclaurin series for the function 𝑓 𝑥 𝑒 . Write the first four nonzero terms and the general term.
8. If a function has the derivative 𝑓 𝑥 sin 𝑥 and initial conditions 𝑓 0 0, write the first four nonzero
terms of the Maclaurin series for 𝑓.
9. The function 𝑓 has derivatives of all orders and the Maclaurin series for the function 𝑓 is given by
1 𝑥
. Find the Maclaurin series for the derivative 𝑓′ 𝑥 . Write the first four nonzero terms and the
2𝑛 3
general term.
10. Let the function 𝑓 be defined by 𝑓 𝑥 . Find the Maclaurin series for the derivative 𝑓 . Write the first
four nonzero terms and the general term.
11. Find the second-degree Taylor Polynomial for the function 𝑓 𝑥 about 𝑥 0.
12. What is the coefficient of 𝑥 in the Maclaurin series for the function 𝑓 𝑥 ?
13. Find the Maclaurin series for the function 𝑓 𝑥 𝑥 cos 𝑥 . Write the first four nonzero terms and the general
term.
14. Given that 𝑓 is a function that has derivatives of all orders and 𝑓 1 3, 𝑓 1 2, 𝑓 1 2, and
𝑓 1 4. Write the second-degree Taylor Polynomial for the derivative 𝑓 about 𝑥 1 and use it to find the
approximate value of 𝑓 1.2 .
c. Use the results from part (b) to write the first three nonzero terms for 𝑓 𝑥 .
d. Use the results from part (c) to determine if the function 𝑓 𝑥 has a relative maximum, a
relative minimum or neither at 𝑥 0. Justify your answer.