Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - 11.7 Taylor Series - Exercises - Page 588: 3

Answer

The Maclaurin series for $f(x)=\frac{1}{1-2x}$ is convergent if $|2x|\lt 1$ -- that is, $|x|\lt \frac{1}{2}$.

Work Step by Step

By making use of Table 2, we have the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=\frac{1}{1-x}$ as follows $$f(x)=1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4+...$$ Now by comparison with the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{1-2x}$, we have the Maclaurin series as follows $$f(x)=\frac{1}{1-2x}=1+2x+(2x)^2+(2x)^3+(2x)^4+...\\ =1+2x+4x^2+8x^3+16x^4+...$$ Moreover, again from Table 2, the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=\frac{1}{1-x}$ is convergent if $|x|\lt 1$. Hence the Maclaurin series for $f(x)=\frac{1}{1-2x}$ is convergent if $|2x|\lt 1$; that is, if $|x|\lt \frac{1}{2}$.
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