Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.8 Maclaurin And Taylor Series; Power Series - Exercises Set 9.8 - Page 667: 17

Answer

$\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k} (x-1)^{k}$

Work Step by Step

The Maclaurin Series is $ \displaystyle\sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^n(0)x^n} {n!} = f(0) + f'(0)x + \frac{(f''(0)x^2)}{2!} + ..\\ $ $f(x)=\ln (x)$ Differentiate $f'(x)=\dfrac{1}{x}$ $f''(x)=-\dfrac{1}{x^2}$ $f'''(x)=\dfrac{2}{x^3}$ Now $f(1)=0$, $f'(1)=1$, $f''(1)=-1$, $f'''(1)=2$ Hence the Maclaurin Series for the function is $\displaystyle (x-1)-\dfrac{1}{2}(x-1)^2+.........+ \dfrac{(-1)^{n-1}}{n!} (x-1)^{n}+....=\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^{k-1}}{k} (x-1)^{k}$
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