Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.10 - The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.10 - Page 633: 22

Answer

$\int_0^{1} \dfrac{1- \cos x}{x^2} dx \approx 0.4863853764$ (Error of about $1.9 \times 10^{-10}$.)

Work Step by Step

Integrate the integral with respect to $ x $ as follows: $\int_0^{1} \dfrac{1- \cos x}{x^2} dx=\int_0^{1} [0.5-\dfrac{x^2}{4 !}?+\dfrac{x^{4}}{6 !}-...] \space dx \\=0.5-\dfrac{1}{3 \cdot 4!}+\dfrac{1}{5 \cdot 6!}-....$ But $\dfrac{1}{11 \cdot 12!} \approx 1.9 \times 10^{-10} $ and this means that the proceeding term is greater than $10^{-8}$ and the first five terms of the series yield the accuracy. Thus, $\int_0^{1} \dfrac{1- \cos x}{x^2} dx \approx 0.4863853764$ (Error of about $1.9 \times 10^{-10}$.)
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