Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.10 Exercises - Page 673: 35

Answer

$\cos (x^{3/2}) =\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \dfrac{(x)^{3n}}{(2n)!}$

Work Step by Step

We know that the Maclaurin series for $\cos x=\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \dfrac{(x)^{2n}}{(2n)!}=1-\dfrac{x^2}{2!}+\dfrac{x^4}{4!}-\dfrac{x^6}{6!}+..... $ Replace $x$ with $x^{3/2}$ in the above series. $\cos (x^{3/2})=1-\dfrac{(x^{3/2})^2}{2!}+\dfrac{(x^{3/2})^4}{4!}-\dfrac{(x^{3/2})^6}{6!}+..... =1-\dfrac{x^3}{2}+\dfrac{ x^6}{24}-.......$ Thus, our required series is: $\cos (x^{3/2}) =\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \dfrac{(x)^{3n}}{(2n)!}$
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