Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.9 - Convergence of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.9 - Page 625: 19

Answer

$\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty 2^{(n)} x^{(n+2)}$

Work Step by Step

Re-write as: $\dfrac{1}{2-x}=\dfrac{1}{2} [\dfrac{1}{1-\dfrac{x}{2}}]$ Consider the Maclaurin Series for $\dfrac{1}{1-x}$ is defined as: $\dfrac{1}{1-x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty x^n=1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4+...$ Then, we have $\dfrac{1}{1-2x}=1+(2x)+(2x)^2+(2x)^3+(2x)^4+...$ Now, $\dfrac{x^2}{1-2x}=x^2[1+(2x)+(2x)^2+(2x)^3+(2x)^4+...]$ $\implies \Sigma_{n=0}^\infty 2^{(n)} x^{(n+2)}$
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