Calculus Volume 2

6.4Working with Taylor Series

Calculus Volume 26.4 Working with Taylor Series

Learning Objectives

• 6.4.1 Write the terms of the binomial series.
• 6.4.2 Recognize the Taylor series expansions of common functions.
• 6.4.3 Recognize and apply techniques to find the Taylor series for a function.
• 6.4.4 Use Taylor series to solve differential equations.
• 6.4.5 Use Taylor series to evaluate nonelementary integrals.

In the preceding section, we defined Taylor series and showed how to find the Taylor series for several common functions by explicitly calculating the coefficients of the Taylor polynomials. In this section we show how to use those Taylor series to derive Taylor series for other functions. We then present two common applications of power series. First, we show how power series can be used to solve differential equations. Second, we show how power series can be used to evaluate integrals when the antiderivative of the integrand cannot be expressed in terms of elementary functions. In one example, we consider $∫e−x2dx,∫e−x2dx,$ an integral that arises frequently in probability theory.

The Binomial Series

Our first goal in this section is to determine the Maclaurin series for the function $f(x)=(1+x)rf(x)=(1+x)r$ for all real numbers $r.r.$ The Maclaurin series for this function is known as the binomial series. We begin by considering the simplest case: $rr$ is a nonnegative integer. We recall that, for $r=0,1,2,3,4,f(x)=(1+x)rr=0,1,2,3,4,f(x)=(1+x)r$ can be written as

$f(x)=(1+x)0=1,f(x)=(1+x)1=1+x,f(x)=(1+x)2=1+2x+x2,f(x)=(1+x)3=1+3x+3x2+x3,f(x)=(1+x)4=1+4x+6x2+4x3+x4.f(x)=(1+x)0=1,f(x)=(1+x)1=1+x,f(x)=(1+x)2=1+2x+x2,f(x)=(1+x)3=1+3x+3x2+x3,f(x)=(1+x)4=1+4x+6x2+4x3+x4.$

The expressions on the right-hand side are known as binomial expansions and the coefficients are known as binomial coefficients. More generally, for any nonnegative integer $r,r,$ the binomial coefficient of $xnxn$ in the binomial expansion of $(1+x)r(1+x)r$ is given by

$(rn)=r!n!(r−n)!(rn)=r!n!(r−n)!$
(6.6)

and

$f(x)=(1+x)r=(r0)1+(r1)x+(r2)x2+(r3)x3+⋯+(rr−1)xr−1+(rr)xr=∑n=0r(rn)xn.f(x)=(1+x)r=(r0)1+(r1)x+(r2)x2+(r3)x3+⋯+(rr−1)xr−1+(rr)xr=∑n=0r(rn)xn.$
(6.7)

For example, using this formula for $r=5,r=5,$ we see that

$f(x)=(1+x)5=(50)1+(51)x+(52)x2+(53)x3+(54)x4+(55)x5=5!0!5!1+5!1!4!x+5!2!3!x2+5!3!2!x3+5!4!1!x4+5!5!0!x5=1+5x+10x2+10x3+5x4+x5.f(x)=(1+x)5=(50)1+(51)x+(52)x2+(53)x3+(54)x4+(55)x5=5!0!5!1+5!1!4!x+5!2!3!x2+5!3!2!x3+5!4!1!x4+5!5!0!x5=1+5x+10x2+10x3+5x4+x5.$

We now consider the case when the exponent $rr$ is any real number, not necessarily a nonnegative integer. If $rr$ is not a nonnegative integer, then $f(x)=(1+x)rf(x)=(1+x)r$ cannot be written as a finite polynomial. However, we can find a power series for $f.f.$ Specifically, we look for the Maclaurin series for $f.f.$ To do this, we find the derivatives of $ff$ and evaluate them at $x=0.x=0.$

$f(x)=(1+x)rf(0)=1f′(x)=r(1+x)r−1f′(0)=rf″(x)=r(r−1)(1+x)r−2f″(0)=r(r−1)f‴(x)=r(r−1)(r−2)(1+x)r−3f‴(0)=r(r−1)(r−2)f(n)(x)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)(1+x)r−nf(n)(0)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)f(x)=(1+x)rf(0)=1f′(x)=r(1+x)r−1f′(0)=rf″(x)=r(r−1)(1+x)r−2f″(0)=r(r−1)f‴(x)=r(r−1)(r−2)(1+x)r−3f‴(0)=r(r−1)(r−2)f(n)(x)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)(1+x)r−nf(n)(0)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)$

We conclude that the coefficients in the binomial series are given by

$f(n)(0)n!=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)n!.f(n)(0)n!=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)n!.$
(6.8)

We note that if $rr$ is a nonnegative integer, then the $(r+1)st(r+1)st$ derivative $f(r+1)f(r+1)$ is the zero function, and the series terminates. In addition, if $rr$ is a nonnegative integer, then Equation 6.8 for the coefficients agrees with Equation 6.6 for the coefficients, and the formula for the binomial series agrees with Equation 6.7 for the finite binomial expansion. More generally, to denote the binomial coefficients for any real number $r,r,$ we define

$(rn)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)n!.(rn)=r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)n!.$

With this notation, we can write the binomial series for $(1+x)r(1+x)r$ as

$∑n=0∞(rn)xn=1+rx+r(r−1)2!x2+⋯+r(r−1)⋯(r−n+1)n!xn+⋯.∑n=0∞(rn)xn=1+rx+r(r−1)2!x2+⋯+r(r−1)⋯(r−n+1)n!xn+⋯.$
(6.9)

We now need to determine the interval of convergence for the binomial series Equation 6.9. We apply the ratio test. Consequently, we consider

$|an+1||an|=|r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n)|x||n+1(n+1)!·n!|r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)||x|n=|r−n||x||n+1|.|an+1||an|=|r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n)|x||n+1(n+1)!·n!|r(r−1)(r−2)⋯(r−n+1)||x|n=|r−n||x||n+1|.$

Since

$limn→∞|an+1||an|=|x|<1limn→∞|an+1||an|=|x|<1$

if and only if $|x|<1,|x|<1,$ we conclude that the interval of convergence for the binomial series is $(−1,1).(−1,1).$ The behavior at the endpoints depends on $r.r.$ It can be shown that for $r≥0r≥0$ the series converges at both endpoints; for $−1 the series converges at $x=1x=1$ and diverges at $x=−1;x=−1;$ and for $r<−1,r<−1,$ the series diverges at both endpoints. The binomial series does converge to $(1+x)r(1+x)r$ in $(−1,1)(−1,1)$ for all real numbers $r,r,$ but proving this fact by showing that the remainder $Rn(x)→0Rn(x)→0$ is difficult.

Definition

For any real number $r,r,$ the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=(1+x)rf(x)=(1+x)r$ is the binomial series. It converges to $ff$ for $|x|<1,|x|<1,$ and we write

$(1+x)r=∑n=0∞(rn)xn=1+rx+r(r−1)2!x2+⋯+r(r−1)⋯(r−n+1)n!xn+⋯(1+x)r=∑n=0∞(rn)xn=1+rx+r(r−1)2!x2+⋯+r(r−1)⋯(r−n+1)n!xn+⋯$

for $|x|<1.|x|<1.$

We can use this definition to find the binomial series for $f(x)=1+xf(x)=1+x$ and use the series to approximate $1.5.1.5.$

Example 6.17

Finding Binomial Series

1. Find the binomial series for $f(x)=1+x.f(x)=1+x.$
2. Use the third-order Maclaurin polynomial $p3(x)p3(x)$ to estimate $1.5.1.5.$ Use Taylor’s theorem to bound the error. Use a graphing utility to compare the graphs of $ff$ and $p3.p3.$

Checkpoint6.16

Find the binomial series for $f(x)=1(1+x)2.f(x)=1(1+x)2.$

Common Functions Expressed as Taylor Series

At this point, we have derived Maclaurin series for exponential, trigonometric, and logarithmic functions, as well as functions of the form $f(x)=(1+x)r.f(x)=(1+x)r.$ In Table 6.1, we summarize the results of these series. We remark that the convergence of the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x)=ln(1+x)$ at the endpoint $x=1x=1$ and the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=tan−1xf(x)=tan−1x$ at the endpoints $x=1x=1$ and $x=−1x=−1$ relies on a more advanced theorem than we present here. (Refer to Abel’s theorem for a discussion of this more technical point.)

Function Maclaurin Series Interval of Convergence
$f(x)=11−xf(x)=11−x$ $∑n=0∞xn∑n=0∞xn$ $−1
$f(x)=exf(x)=ex$ $∑n=0∞xnn!∑n=0∞xnn!$ $−∞
$f(x)=sinxf(x)=sinx$ $∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n+1(2n+1)!∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n+1(2n+1)!$ $−∞
$f(x)=cosxf(x)=cosx$ $∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n(2n)!∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n(2n)!$ $−∞
$f(x)=ln(1+x)f(x)=ln(1+x)$ $∑n=1∞(−1)n+1xnn∑n=1∞(−1)n+1xnn$ $−1
$f(x)=tan−1xf(x)=tan−1x$ $∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n+12n+1∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n+12n+1$ $−1≤x≤1−1≤x≤1$
$f(x)=(1+x)rf(x)=(1+x)r$ $∑n=0∞(rn)xn∑n=0∞(rn)xn$ $−1
Table 6.1 Maclaurin Series for Common Functions

Earlier in the chapter, we showed how you could combine power series to create new power series. Here we use these properties, combined with the Maclaurin series in Table 6.1, to create Maclaurin series for other functions.

Example 6.18

Deriving Maclaurin Series from Known Series

Find the Maclaurin series of each of the following functions by using one of the series listed in Table 6.1.

1. $f(x)=cosxf(x)=cosx$
2. $f(x)=sinhxf(x)=sinhx$

Checkpoint6.17

Find the Maclaurin series for $sin(x2).sin(x2).$

We also showed previously in this chapter how power series can be differentiated term by term to create a new power series. In Example 6.19, we differentiate the binomial series for $1+x1+x$ term by term to find the binomial series for $11+x.11+x.$ Note that we could construct the binomial series for $11+x11+x$ directly from the definition, but differentiating the binomial series for $1+x1+x$ is an easier calculation.

Example 6.19

Differentiating a Series to Find a New Series

Use the binomial series for $1+x1+x$ to find the binomial series for $11+x.11+x.$

Checkpoint6.18

Find the binomial series for $f(x)=1(1+x)3/2f(x)=1(1+x)3/2$

In this example, we differentiated a known Taylor series to construct a Taylor series for another function. The ability to differentiate power series term by term makes them a powerful tool for solving differential equations. We now show how this is accomplished.

Solving Differential Equations with Power Series

Consider the differential equation

$y′(x)=y.y′(x)=y.$

Recall that this is a first-order separable equation and its solution is $y=Cex.y=Cex.$ This equation is easily solved using techniques discussed earlier in the text. For most differential equations, however, we do not yet have analytical tools to solve them. Power series are an extremely useful tool for solving many types of differential equations. In this technique, we look for a solution of the form $y=∑n=0∞cnxny=∑n=0∞cnxn$ and determine what the coefficients would need to be. In the next example, we consider an initial-value problem involving $y′=yy′=y$ to illustrate the technique.

Example 6.20

Power Series Solution of a Differential Equation

Use power series to solve the initial-value problem

$y′=y,y(0)=3.y′=y,y(0)=3.$

Checkpoint6.19

Use power series to solve $y′=2y,y(0)=5.y′=2y,y(0)=5.$

We now consider an example involving a differential equation that we cannot solve using previously discussed methods. This differential equation

$y′−xy=0y′−xy=0$

is known as Airy’s equation. It has many applications in mathematical physics, such as modeling the diffraction of light. Here we show how to solve it using power series.

Example 6.21

Power Series Solution of Airy’s Equation

Use power series to solve

$y″−xy=0y″−xy=0$

with the initial conditions $y(0)=ay(0)=a$ and $y′(0)=b.y′(0)=b.$

Checkpoint6.20

Use power series to solve $y″+x2y=0y″+x2y=0$ with the initial condition $y(0)=ay(0)=a$ and $y′(0)=b.y′(0)=b.$

Evaluating Nonelementary Integrals

Solving differential equations is one common application of power series. We now turn to a second application. We show how power series can be used to evaluate integrals involving functions whose antiderivatives cannot be expressed using elementary functions.

One integral that arises often in applications in probability theory is $∫e−x2dx.∫e−x2dx.$ Unfortunately, the antiderivative of the integrand $e−x2e−x2$ is not an elementary function. By elementary function, we mean a function that can be written using a finite number of algebraic combinations or compositions of exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, or power functions. We remark that the term “elementary function” is not synonymous with noncomplicated function. For example, the function $f(x)=x2−3x+ex3−sin(5x+4)f(x)=x2−3x+ex3−sin(5x+4)$ is an elementary function, although not a particularly simple-looking function. Any integral of the form $∫f(x)dx∫f(x)dx$ where the antiderivative of $ff$ cannot be written as an elementary function is considered a nonelementary integral.

Nonelementary integrals cannot be evaluated using the basic integration techniques discussed earlier. One way to evaluate such integrals is by expressing the integrand as a power series and integrating term by term. We demonstrate this technique by considering $∫e−x2dx.∫e−x2dx.$

Example 6.22

Using Taylor Series to Evaluate a Definite Integral

1. Express $∫e−x2dx∫e−x2dx$ as an infinite series.
2. Evaluate $∫01e−x2dx∫01e−x2dx$ to within an error of $0.01.0.01.$

Checkpoint6.21

Express $∫cosxdx∫cosxdx$ as an infinite series. Evaluate $∫01cosxdx∫01cosxdx$ to within an error of $0.01.0.01.$

As mentioned above, the integral $∫e−x2dx∫e−x2dx$ arises often in probability theory. Specifically, it is used when studying data sets that are normally distributed, meaning the data values lie under a bell-shaped curve. For example, if a set of data values is normally distributed with mean $μμ$ and standard deviation $σ,σ,$ then the probability that a randomly chosen value lies between $x=ax=a$ and $x=bx=b$ is given by

$1σ2π∫abe−(x−μ)2/(2σ2)dx.1σ2π∫abe−(x−μ)2/(2σ2)dx.$
(6.10)

(See Figure 6.11.)

Figure 6.11 If data values are normally distributed with mean $μ μ$ and standard deviation $σ , σ ,$ the probability that a randomly selected data value is between $a a$ and $b b$ is the area under the curve $y = 1 σ 2 π e − ( x − μ ) 2 / ( 2 σ 2 ) y = 1 σ 2 π e − ( x − μ ) 2 / ( 2 σ 2 )$ between $x = a x = a$ and $x = b . x = b .$

To simplify this integral, we typically let $z=x−μσ.z=x−μσ.$ This quantity $zz$ is known as the $zz$ score of a data value. With this simplification, integral Equation 6.10 becomes

$12π∫(a−μ)/σ(b−μ)/σe−z2/2dz.12π∫(a−μ)/σ(b−μ)/σe−z2/2dz.$
(6.11)

In Example 6.23, we show how we can use this integral in calculating probabilities.

Example 6.23

Using Maclaurin Series to Approximate a Probability

Suppose a set of standardized test scores are normally distributed with mean $μ=100μ=100$ and standard deviation $σ=50.σ=50.$ Use Equation 6.11 and the first six terms in the Maclaurin series for $e−x2/2e−x2/2$ to approximate the probability that a randomly selected test score is between $x=100x=100$ and $x=200.x=200.$ Use the alternating series test to determine how accurate your approximation is.

Analysis

If you are familiar with probability theory, you may know that the probability that a data value is within two standard deviations of the mean is approximately $95%.95%.$ Here we calculated the probability that a data value is between the mean and two standard deviations above the mean, so the estimate should be around $47.5%.47.5%.$ The estimate, combined with the bound on the accuracy, falls within this range.

Checkpoint6.22

Use the first five terms of the Maclaurin series for $e−x2/2e−x2/2$ to estimate the probability that a randomly selected test score is between $100100$ and $150.150.$ Use the alternating series test to determine the accuracy of this estimate.

Another application in which a nonelementary integral arises involves the period of a pendulum. The integral is

$∫0π/2dθ1−k2sin2θ.∫0π/2dθ1−k2sin2θ.$

An integral of this form is known as an elliptic integral of the first kind. Elliptic integrals originally arose when trying to calculate the arc length of an ellipse. We now show how to use power series to approximate this integral.

Example 6.24

Period of a Pendulum

The period of a pendulum is the time it takes for a pendulum to make one complete back-and-forth swing. For a pendulum with length $LL$ that makes a maximum angle $θmaxθmax$ with the vertical, its period $TT$ is given by

$T=4Lg∫0π/2dθ1−k2sin2θT=4Lg∫0π/2dθ1−k2sin2θ$

where $gg$ is the acceleration due to gravity and $k=sin(θmax2)k=sin(θmax2)$ (see Figure 6.12). (We note that this formula for the period arises from a non-linearized model of a pendulum. In some cases, for simplification, a linearized model is used and $sinθsinθ$ is approximated by $θ.)θ.)$ Use the binomial series

$11+x=1+∑n=1∞(−1)nn!1·3·5⋯(2n−1)2nxn11+x=1+∑n=1∞(−1)nn!1·3·5⋯(2n−1)2nxn$

to estimate the period of this pendulum. Specifically, approximate the period of the pendulum if

1. you use only the first term in the binomial series, and
2. you use the first two terms in the binomial series.
Figure 6.12 This pendulum has length $L L$ and makes a maximum angle $θ max θ max$ with the vertical.

The applications of Taylor series in this section are intended to highlight their importance. In general, Taylor series are useful because they allow us to represent known functions using polynomials, thus providing us a tool for approximating function values and estimating complicated integrals. In addition, they allow us to define new functions as power series, thus providing us with a powerful tool for solving differential equations.

Section 6.4 Exercises

In the following exercises, use appropriate substitutions to write down the Maclaurin series for the given binomial.

174 .

$( 1 − x ) 1 / 3 ( 1 − x ) 1 / 3$

175 .

$( 1 + x 2 ) −1 / 3 ( 1 + x 2 ) −1 / 3$

176 .

$( 1 − x ) 1.01 ( 1 − x ) 1.01$

177 .

$( 1 − 2 x ) 2 / 3 ( 1 − 2 x ) 2 / 3$

In the following exercises, use the substitution $(b+x)r=(b+a)r(1+x−ab+a)r(b+x)r=(b+a)r(1+x−ab+a)r$ in the binomial expansion to find the Taylor series of each function with the given center.

178 .

$x+2x+2$ at $a=0a=0$

179 .

$x2+2x2+2$ at $a=0a=0$

180 .

$x+2x+2$ at $a=1a=1$

181 .

$2x−x22x−x2$ at $a=1a=1$ (Hint: $2x−x2=1−(x−1)2)2x−x2=1−(x−1)2)$

182 .

$(x−8)1/3(x−8)1/3$ at $a=9a=9$

183 .

$xx$ at $a=4a=4$

184 .

$x1/3x1/3$ at $a=27a=27$

185 .

$xx$ at $x=9x=9$

In the following exercises, use the binomial theorem to estimate each number, computing enough terms to obtain an estimate accurate to an error of at most $1/1000.1/1000.$

186 .

[T] $(15)1/4(15)1/4$ using $(16−x)1/4(16−x)1/4$

187 .

[T] $(1001)1/3(1001)1/3$ using $(1000+x)1/3(1000+x)1/3$

In the following exercises, use the binomial approximation $1−x≈1−x2−x28−x316−5x4128−7x52561−x≈1−x2−x28−x316−5x4128−7x5256$ for $|x|<1|x|<1$ to approximate each number. Compare this value to the value given by a scientific calculator.

188 .

[T] $1212$ using $x=12x=12$ in $(1−x)1/2(1−x)1/2$

189 .

[T] $5=5×155=5×15$ using $x=45x=45$ in $(1−x)1/2(1−x)1/2$

190 .

[T] $3=333=33$ using $x=23x=23$ in $(1−x)1/2(1−x)1/2$

191 .

[T] $66$ using $x=56x=56$ in $(1−x)1/2(1−x)1/2$

192 .

Integrate the binomial approximation of $1−x1−x$ to find an approximation of $∫0x1−tdt.∫0x1−tdt.$

193 .

[T] Recall that the graph of $1−x21−x2$ is an upper semicircle of radius $1.1.$ Integrate the binomial approximation of $1−x21−x2$ up to order $88$ from $x=−1x=−1$ to $x=1x=1$ to estimate $π2.π2.$

In the following exercises, use the expansion $(1+x)1/3=1+13x−19x2+581x3−10243x4+⋯(1+x)1/3=1+13x−19x2+581x3−10243x4+⋯$ to write the first five terms (not necessarily a quartic polynomial) of each expression.

194 .

$( 1 + 4 x ) 1 / 3 ; a = 0 ( 1 + 4 x ) 1 / 3 ; a = 0$

195 .

$( 1 + 4 x ) 4 / 3 ; a = 0 ( 1 + 4 x ) 4 / 3 ; a = 0$

196 .

$( 3 + 2 x ) 1 / 3 ; a = −1 ( 3 + 2 x ) 1 / 3 ; a = −1$

197 .

$( x 2 + 6 x + 10 ) 1 / 3 ; a = −3 ( x 2 + 6 x + 10 ) 1 / 3 ; a = −3$

198 .

Use $(1+x)1/3=1+13x−19x2+581x3−10243x4+⋯(1+x)1/3=1+13x−19x2+581x3−10243x4+⋯$ with $x=1x=1$ to approximate $21/3.21/3.$

199 .

Use the approximation $(1−x)2/3=1−2x3−x29−4x381−7x4243−14x5729+⋯(1−x)2/3=1−2x3−x29−4x381−7x4243−14x5729+⋯$ for $|x|<1|x|<1$ to approximate $21/3=2.2−2/3.21/3=2.2−2/3.$

200 .

Find the $25th25th$ derivative of $f(x)=(1+x2)13f(x)=(1+x2)13$ at $x=0.x=0.$

201 .

Find the $9999$ th derivative of $f(x)=(1+x4)25.f(x)=(1+x4)25.$

In the following exercises, find the Maclaurin series of each function.

202 .

$f ( x ) = x e 2 x f ( x ) = x e 2 x$

203 .

$f ( x ) = 2 x f ( x ) = 2 x$

204 .

$f ( x ) = sin x x f ( x ) = sin x x$

205 .

$f ( x ) = sin ( x ) x , ( x > 0 ) , f ( x ) = sin ( x ) x , ( x > 0 ) ,$

206 .

$f ( x ) = sin ( x 2 ) f ( x ) = sin ( x 2 )$

207 .

$f ( x ) = e x 3 f ( x ) = e x 3$

208 .

$f(x)=cos2xf(x)=cos2x$ using the identity $cos2x=12+12cos(2x)cos2x=12+12cos(2x)$

209 .

$f(x)=sin2xf(x)=sin2x$ using the identity $sin2x=12−12cos(2x)sin2x=12−12cos(2x)$

In the following exercises, find the Maclaurin series of $F(x)=∫0xf(t)dtF(x)=∫0xf(t)dt$ by integrating the Maclaurin series of $ff$ term by term. If $ff$ is not strictly defined at zero, you may substitute the value of the Maclaurin series at zero.

210 .

$F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x e − t 2 d t ; f ( t ) = e − t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n n ! F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x e − t 2 d t ; f ( t ) = e − t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n n !$

211 .

$F ( x ) = tan −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 + t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n F ( x ) = tan −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 + t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n$

212 .

$F ( x ) = tanh −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 − t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ t 2 n F ( x ) = tanh −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 − t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ t 2 n$

213 .

$F ( x ) = sin −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 − t 2 = ∑ k = 0 ∞ ( 1 2 k ) t 2 k k ! F ( x ) = sin −1 x ; f ( t ) = 1 1 − t 2 = ∑ k = 0 ∞ ( 1 2 k ) t 2 k k !$

214 .

$F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x sin t t d t ; f ( t ) = sin t t = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n ( 2 n + 1 ) ! F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x sin t t d t ; f ( t ) = sin t t = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n ( 2 n + 1 ) !$

215 .

$F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x cos ( t ) d t ; f ( t ) = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n x n ( 2 n ) ! F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x cos ( t ) d t ; f ( t ) = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n x n ( 2 n ) !$

216 .

$F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x 1 − cos t t 2 d t ; f ( t ) = 1 − cos t t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n ( 2 n + 2 ) ! F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x 1 − cos t t 2 d t ; f ( t ) = 1 − cos t t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t 2 n ( 2 n + 2 ) !$

217 .

$F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x ln ( 1 + t ) t d t ; f ( t ) = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t n n + 1 F ( x ) = ∫ 0 x ln ( 1 + t ) t d t ; f ( t ) = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( −1 ) n t n n + 1$

In the following exercises, compute at least the first three nonzero terms (not necessarily a quadratic polynomial) of the Maclaurin series of $f.f.$

218 .

$f ( x ) = sin ( x + π 4 ) = sin x cos ( π 4 ) + cos x sin ( π 4 ) f ( x ) = sin ( x + π 4 ) = sin x cos ( π 4 ) + cos x sin ( π 4 )$

219 .

$f ( x ) = tan x f ( x ) = tan x$

220 .

$f ( x ) = ln ( cos x ) f ( x ) = ln ( cos x )$

221 .

$f ( x ) = e x cos x f ( x ) = e x cos x$

222 .

$f ( x ) = e sin x f ( x ) = e sin x$

223 .

$f ( x ) = sec 2 x f ( x ) = sec 2 x$

224 .

$f ( x ) = tanh x f ( x ) = tanh x$

225 .

$f(x)=tanxxf(x)=tanxx$ (see expansion for $tanx)tanx)$

In the following exercises, find the radius of convergence of the Maclaurin series of each function.

226 .

$ln ( 1 + x ) ln ( 1 + x )$

227 .

$1 1 + x 2 1 1 + x 2$

228 .

$tan −1 x tan −1 x$

229 .

$ln ( 1 + x 2 ) ln ( 1 + x 2 )$

230 .

Find the Maclaurin series of $sinhx=ex−e−x2.sinhx=ex−e−x2.$

231 .

Find the Maclaurin series of $coshx=ex+e−x2.coshx=ex+e−x2.$

232 .

Differentiate term by term the Maclaurin series of $sinhxsinhx$ and compare the result with the Maclaurin series of $coshx.coshx.$

233 .

[T] Let $Sn(x)=∑k=0n(−1)kx2k+1(2k+1)!Sn(x)=∑k=0n(−1)kx2k+1(2k+1)!$ and $Cn(x)=∑n=0n(−1)kx2k(2k)!Cn(x)=∑n=0n(−1)kx2k(2k)!$ denote the respective Maclaurin polynomials of degree $2n+12n+1$ of $sinxsinx$ and degree $2n2n$ of $cosx.cosx.$ Plot the errors $Sn(x)Cn(x)−tanxSn(x)Cn(x)−tanx$ for $n=1,..,5n=1,..,5$ and compare them to $x+x33+2x515+17x7315−tanxx+x33+2x515+17x7315−tanx$ on $(−π4,π4).(−π4,π4).$

234 .

Use the identity $2sinxcosx=sin(2x)2sinxcosx=sin(2x)$ to find the power series expansion of $sin2xsin2x$ at $x=0.x=0.$ (Hint: Integrate the Maclaurin series of $sin(2x)sin(2x)$ term by term.)

235 .

If $y=∑n=0∞anxn,y=∑n=0∞anxn,$ find the power series expansions of $xy′xy′$ and $x2y″.x2y″.$

236 .

[T] Suppose that $y=∑k=0∞akxky=∑k=0∞akxk$ satisfies $y′=−2xyy′=−2xy$ and $y(0)=0.y(0)=0.$ Show that $a2k+1=0a2k+1=0$ for all $kk$ and that $a2k+2=−a2kk+1.a2k+2=−a2kk+1.$ Plot the partial sum $S20S20$ of $yy$ on the interval $[−4,4].[−4,4].$

237 .

[T] Suppose that a set of standardized test scores is normally distributed with mean $μ=100μ=100$ and standard deviation $σ=10.σ=10.$ Set up an integral that represents the probability that a test score will be between $9090$ and $110110$ and use the integral of the degree $1010$ Maclaurin polynomial of $12πe−x2/212πe−x2/2$ to estimate this probability.

238 .

[T] Suppose that a set of standardized test scores is normally distributed with mean $μ=100μ=100$ and standard deviation $σ=10.σ=10.$ Set up an integral that represents the probability that a test score will be between $7070$ and $130130$ and use the integral of the degree $5050$ Maclaurin polynomial of $12πe−x2/212πe−x2/2$ to estimate this probability.

239 .

[T] Suppose that $∑n=0∞anxn∑n=0∞anxn$ converges to a function $f(x)f(x)$ such that $f(0)=1,f′(0)=0,f(0)=1,f′(0)=0,$ and $f″(x)=−f(x).f″(x)=−f(x).$ Find a formula for $anan$ and plot the partial sum $SNSN$ for $N=20N=20$ on $[−5,5].[−5,5].$

240 .

[T] Suppose that $∑n=0∞anxn∑n=0∞anxn$ converges to a function $f(x)f(x)$ such that $f(0)=0,f′(0)=1,f(0)=0,f′(0)=1,$ and $f″(x)=−f(x).f″(x)=−f(x).$ Find a formula for $anan$ and plot the partial sum $SNSN$ for $N=10N=10$ on $[−5,5].[−5,5].$

241 .

Suppose that $∑n=0∞anxn∑n=0∞anxn$ converges to a function $yy$ such that $y″−y′+y=0y″−y′+y=0$ where $y(0)=1y(0)=1$ and $y′(0)=0.y′(0)=0.$ Find a formula that relates $an+2,an+1,an+2,an+1,$ and $anan$ and compute $a0,...,a5.a0,...,a5.$

242 .

Suppose that $∑n=0∞anxn∑n=0∞anxn$ converges to a function $yy$ such that $y″−y′+y=0y″−y′+y=0$ where $y(0)=0y(0)=0$ and $y′(0)=1.y′(0)=1.$ Find a formula that relates $an+2,an+1,an+2,an+1,$ and $anan$ and compute $a1,...,a5.a1,...,a5.$

The error in approximating the integral $∫abf(t)dt∫abf(t)dt$ by that of a Taylor approximation $∫abPn(t)dt∫abPn(t)dt$ is at most $∫abRn(t)dt.∫abRn(t)dt.$ In the following exercises, the Taylor remainder estimate $Rn≤M(n+1)!|x−a|n+1Rn≤M(n+1)!|x−a|n+1$ guarantees that the integral of the Taylor polynomial of the given order approximates the integral of $ff$ with an error less than $110.110.$

1. Evaluate the integral of the appropriate Taylor polynomial and verify that it approximates the CAS value with an error less than $1100.1100.$
2. Compare the accuracy of the polynomial integral estimate with the remainder estimate.
243 .

[T] $∫0πsinttdt;Ps=1−x23!+x45!−x67!+x89!∫0πsinttdt;Ps=1−x23!+x45!−x67!+x89!$ (You may assume that the absolute value of the ninth derivative of $sinttsintt$ is bounded by $0.1.)0.1.)$

244 .

[T] $∫02e−x2dx;p11=1−x2+x42−x63!+⋯−x2211!∫02e−x2dx;p11=1−x2+x42−x63!+⋯−x2211!$ (You may assume that the absolute value of the $23rd23rd$ derivative of $e−x2e−x2$ is less than $2×1014.)2×1014.)$

The following exercises deal with Fresnel integrals.

245 .

The Fresnel integrals are defined by $C(x)=∫0xcos(t2)dtC(x)=∫0xcos(t2)dt$ and $S(x)=∫0xsin(t2)dt.S(x)=∫0xsin(t2)dt.$ Compute the power series of $C(x)C(x)$ and $S(x)S(x)$ and plot the sums $CN(x)CN(x)$ and $SN(x)SN(x)$ of the first $N=50N=50$ nonzero terms on $[0,2π].[0,2π].$

246 .

[T] The Fresnel integrals are used in design applications for roadways and railways and other applications because of the curvature properties of the curve with coordinates $(C(t),S(t)).(C(t),S(t)).$ Plot the curve $(C50,S50)(C50,S50)$ for $0≤t≤2π,0≤t≤2π,$ the coordinates of which were computed in the previous exercise.

247 .

Estimate $∫01/4x−x2dx∫01/4x−x2dx$ by approximating $1−x1−x$ using the binomial approximation $1−x2−x28−x316−5x42128−7x5256.1−x2−x28−x316−5x42128−7x5256.$

248 .

[T] Use Newton’s approximation of the binomial $1−x21−x2$ to approximate $ππ$ as follows. The circle centered at $(12,0)(12,0)$ with radius $1212$ has upper semicircle $y=x1−x.y=x1−x.$ The sector of this circle bounded by the $xx$-axis between $x=0x=0$ and $x=12x=12$ and by the line joining $(14,34)(14,34)$ corresponds to $1616$ of the circle and has area $π24.π24.$ This sector is the union of a right triangle with height $3434$ and base $1414$ and the region below the graph between $x=0x=0$ and $x=14.x=14.$ To find the area of this region you can write $y=x1−x=x×(binomial expansion of1−x)y=x1−x=x×(binomial expansion of1−x)$ and integrate term by term. Use this approach with the binomial approximation from the previous exercise to estimate $π.π.$

249 .

Use the approximation $T≈2πLg(1+k24)T≈2πLg(1+k24)$ to approximate the period of a pendulum having length $1010$ meters and maximum angle $θmax=π6θmax=π6$ where $k=sin(θmax2).k=sin(θmax2).$ Compare this with the small angle estimate $T≈2πLg.T≈2πLg.$

250 .

Suppose that a pendulum is to have a period of $22$ seconds and a maximum angle of $θmax=π6.θmax=π6.$ Use $T≈2πLg(1+k24)T≈2πLg(1+k24)$ to approximate the desired length of the pendulum. What length is predicted by the small angle estimate $T≈2πLg?T≈2πLg?$

251 .

Evaluate $∫0π/2sin4θdθ∫0π/2sin4θdθ$ in the approximation $T=4Lg∫0π/2(1+12k2sin2θ+38k4sin4θ+⋯)dθT=4Lg∫0π/2(1+12k2sin2θ+38k4sin4θ+⋯)dθ$ to obtain an improved estimate for $T.T.$

252 .

[T] An equivalent formula for the period of a pendulum with amplitude $θmaxθmax$ is $T(θmax)=22Lg∫0θmaxdθcosθ−cos(θmax)T(θmax)=22Lg∫0θmaxdθcosθ−cos(θmax)$ where $LL$ is the pendulum length and $gg$ is the gravitational acceleration constant. When $θmax=π3θmax=π3$ we get $1cost−1/2≈2(1+t22+t43+181t6720).1cost−1/2≈2(1+t22+t43+181t6720).$ Integrate this approximation to estimate $T(π3)T(π3)$ in terms of $LL$ and $g.g.$ Assuming $g=9.806g=9.806$ meters per second squared, find an approximate length $LL$ such that $T(π3)=2T(π3)=2$ seconds.

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