Questions from Calculus


Q: Use the Taylor series for cos x (see Problem 2 in

Use the Taylor series for cos x (see Problem 2 in Check Your Understanding) to show that cos(-x) = cos x.

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Q: Use the second Taylor polynomial of f (x) = ln

Use the second Taylor polynomial of f (x) = ln x at x = 1 to estimate ln .8.

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Q: The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x)

The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x) = ln [(1 + x)/(1 – x)] is given in Exercise 22. Find f (5)(0). Exercise 22: Show that ln [(1 + x)/(1 – x)] = 2x + 2/3 x3 + 2/5 x5 + 2/7 x7 + … , | x | < 1. This s...

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Q: The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x)

The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x) = sec x is 1 + ½ x2 + 5/24 x4 + 61/720 x6 + … . Find f (4)(0).

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Q: The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x)

The Taylor series at x = 0 for f (x) = tan x is x + 1/3 x3 + 2/15 x5 + 17/315 x7 + … . Find f (4)(0).

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Q: The Taylor series at x = 0 for (1 + x2

The Taylor series at x = 0 for (1 + x2)/(1 – x) is 1 + x + 2x2 + 2x3 + 2x4 + … . Find f (4)(0), where f (x) = (1 + x4)/(1 - x2).

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Q: Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given

Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given antiderivative. ∫e-x2 dx

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Q: Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given

Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given antiderivative. ∫x ex3 dx

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Q: Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given

Find the Taylor series expansion at x = 0 of the given antiderivative. ∫1/(1 + x3) dx

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Q: Find an infinite series that converges to the value of the given

Find an infinite series that converges to the value of the given definite integral. ∫0 1 sin x2 dx

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