Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Practice Exercises - Page 637: 58

Answer

$\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^{(3n)}$ for $|x| \lt 1$

Work Step by Step

Consider the Taylor Series for $\dfrac{1}{1-x}$ as follows: $\dfrac{1}{1-x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty x^n =1+x+x^2+....+x^n$ Then, $\dfrac{1}{1+x^3}=\dfrac{1}{1-(x^3)}$ $\implies 1+(-x^3)+(-x^3)^2+....+(-x^3)^n=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^{3n} $ As we can see that $|-x^3| \lt 1$ and $|x| \lt 1$ Therefore, $\dfrac{1}{1+x^3}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^{(3n)}$ for $|x| \lt 1$
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