Construct series for a composite or related function
The question asks the student to build a Taylor series for a new function defined by composition, product with another function (e.g., e^x f(x)), or substitution (e.g., f(x^2 + 2)), using a known series for f.
The Maclaurin series for $\ln\left(\dfrac{1}{1-x}\right)$ is $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{x^n}{n}$ with interval of convergence $-1 \leq x < 1$. (a) Find the Maclaurin series for $\ln\left(\dfrac{1}{1+3x}\right)$ and determine the interval of convergence. (b) Find the value of $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n}{n}$. (c) Give a value of $p$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n}{n^p}$ converges, but $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{2p}}$ diverges. Give reasons why your value of $p$ is correct. (d) Give a value of $p$ such that $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^p}$ diverges, but $\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{2p}}$ converges. Give reasons why your value of $p$ is correct.
Let $f ( x ) = \sin \left( x ^ { 2 } \right) + \cos x$. The graph of $y = \left| f ^ { ( 5 ) } ( x ) \right|$ is shown above. (a) Write the first four nonzero terms of the Taylor series for $\sin x$ about $x = 0$, and write the first four nonzero terms of the Taylor series for $\sin \left( x ^ { 2 } \right)$ about $x = 0$. (b) Write the first four nonzero terms of the Taylor series for $\cos x$ about $x = 0$. Use this series and the series for $\sin \left( x ^ { 2 } \right)$, found in part (a), to write the first four nonzero terms of the Taylor series for $f$ about $x = 0$. (c) Find the value of $f ^ { ( 6 ) } ( 0 )$. (d) Let $P _ { 4 } ( x )$ be the fourth-degree Taylor polynomial for $f$ about $x = 0$. Using information from the graph of $y = \left| f ^ { ( 5 ) } ( x ) \right|$ shown above, show that $\left| P _ { 4 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right) - f \left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } \right) \right| < \frac { 1 } { 3000 }$.
Let $f$ be the function given by $f(x) = e^{-x^2}$. (a) Write the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the Taylor series for $f$ about $x = 0$. (b) Use your answer to part (a) to find $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{1 - x^2 - f(x)}{x^4}$. (c) Write the first four nonzero terms of the Taylor series for $\int_{0}^{x} e^{-t^2}\, dt$ about $x = 0$. Use the first two terms of your answer to estimate $\int_{0}^{1/2} e^{-t^2}\, dt$. (d) Explain why the estimate found in part (c) differs from the actual value of $\int_{0}^{1/2} e^{-t^2}\, dt$ by less than $\frac{1}{200}$.
The Maclaurin series for $e^{x}$ is $e^{x} = 1 + x + \frac{x^{2}}{2} + \frac{x^{3}}{6} + \cdots + \frac{x^{n}}{n!} + \cdots$. The continuous function $f$ is defined by $f(x) = \frac{e^{(x-1)^{2}} - 1}{(x-1)^{2}}$ for $x \neq 1$ and $f(1) = 1$. The function $f$ has derivatives of all orders at $x = 1$. (a) Write the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the Taylor series for $e^{(x-1)^{2}}$ about $x = 1$. (b) Use the Taylor series found in part (a) to write the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the Taylor series for $f$ about $x = 1$. (c) Use the ratio test to find the interval of convergence for the Taylor series found in part (b). (d) Use the Taylor series for $f$ about $x = 1$ to determine whether the graph of $f$ has any points of inflection.
Let $f ( x ) = \ln \left( 1 + x ^ { 3 } \right)$. (a) The Maclaurin series for $\ln ( 1 + x )$ is $x - \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } + \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } - \frac { x ^ { 4 } } { 4 } + \cdots + ( - 1 ) ^ { n + 1 } \cdot \frac { x ^ { n } } { n } + \cdots$. Use the series to write the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the Maclaurin series for $f$. (b) The radius of convergence of the Maclaurin series for $f$ is 1 . Determine the interval of convergence. Show the work that leads to your answer. (c) Write the first four nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for $f ^ { \prime } \left( t ^ { 2 } \right)$. If $g ( x ) = \int _ { 0 } ^ { x } f ^ { \prime } \left( t ^ { 2 } \right) d t$, use the first two nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for $g$ to approximate $g ( 1 )$. (d) The Maclaurin series for $g$, evaluated at $x = 1$, is a convergent alternating series with individual terms that decrease in absolute value to 0 . Show that your approximation in part (c) must differ from $g ( 1 )$ by less than $\frac { 1 } { 5 }$.
The Maclaurin series for $\ln ( 1 + x )$ is given by $$x - \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 2 } + \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 3 } - \frac { x ^ { 4 } } { 4 } + \cdots + ( - 1 ) ^ { n + 1 } \frac { x ^ { n } } { n } + \cdots$$ On its interval of convergence, this series converges to $\ln ( 1 + x )$. Let $f$ be the function defined by $$f ( x ) = x \ln \left( 1 + \frac { x } { 3 } \right)$$ (a) Write the first four nonzero terms and the general term of the Maclaurin series for $f$. (b) Determine the interval of convergence of the Maclaurin series for $f$. Show the work that leads to your answer. (c) Let $P _ { 4 } ( x )$ be the fourth-degree Taylor polynomial for $f$ about $x = 0$. Use the alternating series error bound to find an upper bound for $\left| P _ { 4 } ( 2 ) - f ( 2 ) \right|$.
We recall that the hyperbolic cosine function, which we denote cosh, is defined, for every real $t$, by $$\cosh(t)=\frac{\mathrm{e}^{t}+\mathrm{e}^{-t}}{2}$$ a) Give the power series expansion of the hyperbolic cosine function and that of the function defined on $\mathbb{R}$ by $t \mapsto \mathrm{e}^{t^{2}/2}$. We will give the radius of convergence of these two power series. b) Deduce that $\forall t \in \mathbb{R}, \cosh(t) \leqslant \mathrm{e}^{t^{2}/2}$.
Deduce the existence of a real $\nu_{\sigma}$ such that, for any real $\xi$ and any real $t > 0$, $$\hat{f}(t, \xi) = \nu_{\sigma} \exp\left(-2\pi^{2}\left(\sigma^{2}+2t\right) \xi^{2}\right)$$
For every integer $k \geqslant 2$, we set $\zeta(k) = \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} n^{-k}$. Show that: $$\forall x \in ]-2\pi, 2\pi[ \backslash \{0\}, \quad \frac{x}{2} \operatorname{cotan}\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) = 1 - \sum_{k=1}^{+\infty} \frac{\zeta(2k)}{2^{2k-1}\pi^{2k}} x^{2k}.$$
For every integer $k \geqslant 2$, we set $\zeta(k) = \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} n^{-k}$. Using the identity $\pi x \operatorname{cotan}(\pi x) = 1 + 2\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} \frac{x^2}{x^2 - n^2}$, show that: $$\forall x \in \left]-2\pi, 2\pi\right[ \backslash \{0\}, \quad \frac{x}{2}\operatorname{cotan}\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) = 1 - \sum_{k=1}^{+\infty} \frac{\zeta(2k)}{2^{2k-1}\pi^{2k}} x^{2k}$$
Using the result of Q11, deduce that for all $\zeta \in \mathbb{U}$ and all $p \in \mathbb{Z}$, $$\frac{\zeta^{p}}{\mathrm{e}^{\zeta} - 1} = \sum_{j=0}^{+\infty} (-1)^{j} \zeta^{j+p-1} \beta(\zeta)^{j}$$ where $\beta \in \mathcal{E}$ and $|\beta(\zeta)| \leqslant C < 1$ for all $\zeta \in \mathbb{U}$.