Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.9 - Representations of Functions as Power Series - 11.9 Exercises - Page 757: 11

Answer

The sum converges for $x\in(-1,1)=I$

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{2x-4}{x^2-4x+3}$ $=\frac{2x-4}{(x-1)(x-3)}$ $=\frac{A}{x-1}+\frac{B}{x-3}$ $2x-4=A(x-3)+B(x-1)$ Now let $x=1$ $2(1)-4=A(1-3)+B(1-1)$ $2=2A+0$ $A=1$ Again let $x=3$ $2(3)-4=A(3-3)+B(3-1)$ $2=0+2B$ $B=1$ Thus, $\frac{2x-4}{x^2-4x+3}=\frac{1}{x-1}+\frac{1}{x-3}$ $=\frac{-1}{1-x}+\frac{1}{-3}[\frac{1}{1-\frac{x}{3}}]$ $=-\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}~x^n-\frac{1}{3}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}~(\frac{x}{3})^n$ $=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}(-1-\frac{1}{3^{n-1}})x^n$ The function $f$ is represented as the sum of two geometric series, the first converges for $x\in(-1,1)$ and the second converges for $x\in(-3,3)$ Thus, the sum converges for $x\in(-1,1)=I$
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