Questions from General Calculus


Q: If a surveyor measures differences in elevation when making plans for a

If a surveyor measures differences in elevation when making plans for a highway across a desert, corrections must be made for the curvature of the earth. (a). If R is the radius of the earth and L is...

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Q: How are the graphs of r = 1 + sin (θ

How are the graphs of r = 1 + sin (θ – π/6) and r = 1 + sin (θ – π/3) related to the graph of r = 1 + sin θ? In general, how is the graph of r = f (θ – a) related to the graph of r = f (θ)?

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Q: The period of a pendulum with length L that makes a maximum

The period of a pendulum with length L that makes a maximum angle θ0 with the vertical is Where k = sin (1/2 θ0) and is the acceleration due to gravity. (In Exercise 34 in...

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Q: (a). Show that the function is a solution of the

(a). Show that the function is a solution of the differential equation f'(x) = f (x) (b). Show that f (x) = ex.

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Q: Find the Maclaurin series of f (by any method) and

Find the Maclaurin series of f (by any method) and its radius of convergence. Graph f and its first few Taylor polynomials on the same screen. What do you notice about the relationship between these p...

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Q: Find the Maclaurin series of f (by any method) and

Find the Maclaurin series of f (by any method) and its radius of convergence. Graph f and its first few Taylor polynomials on the same screen. What do you notice about the relationship between these p...

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Q: Let f (x) = ∑∞n=1xn/n2

Let f (x) = ∑∞n=1xn/n2 Find the intervals of convergence for f, f', and f".

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Q: (a). Expand 1/4√1 + x as

(a). Expand 1/4√1 + x as a power series. (b). Use part (a) to estimate 1/4√1.1 correct to three decimal places.

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Q: (a). Show that the function defined by is not equal

(a). Show that the function defined by is not equal to its Maclaurin series. (b). Graph the function in part (a) and comment on its behavior near the origin.

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Q: Evaluate the indefinite integral as an infinite series. f cos

Evaluate the indefinite integral as an infinite series. f cos x – 1/x, dx

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