Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.7 - Power Series - Exercises 10.7 - Page 613: 49

Answer

$0 \lt x \lt 2$

Work Step by Step

Firstly, we will write $\dfrac{2}{x} $ as $\dfrac{2}{1-[-(x-1)]}$ Remember that the series will converge when $|f(x)|=|\dfrac{2}{1-[-(x-1)]}| \lt 1$ Re-write as a power series: $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (2) [-(x-1)]^n =(2) \Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} (-1)^n (x-1)^n$ This series is a geometric series with a common ratio $-(x-1)$, and it will converge for $|-(x-1)|\lt 1$ This implies that $0 \lt x \lt 2$
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