Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.8 Maclaurin And Taylor Series; Power Series - Exercises Set 9.8 - Page 667: 52

Answer

The domain of the given function is: $(-\infty, +\infty)$.

Work Step by Step

Ratio Test: Let us consider a series $\Sigma a_k$ whose limit $l$ can be obtained as: $ l=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} |\dfrac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}|$ 1. For $l \lt 1$, the series is absolutely convergent. 2. For $l \gt 1$, the series is divergent. 3. For $l = 1$, the series is inconclusive. Therefore, $l=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} |\dfrac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}|\\=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} |\dfrac{1 \cdot 3 ........(2k+1)x^{k+1}}{(2k)!} \times \dfrac{(2k-2)!}{1 \cdot 3 .....(2k-1)x^k}| \\=0$ So, we can conclude that the given series converges absolutely if $l=0 \lt 1$. This means that the given series converges for all real numbers. Therefore, the domain of the given function is: $(-\infty, +\infty)$.
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