Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.9 - Convergence of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.9 - Page 625: 2

Answer

$1-\dfrac{x}{2}+\dfrac{x^2}{8}-\dfrac{x^3}{48}+\dfrac{x^4}{384}-...$

Work Step by Step

Consider the Maclaurin Series for $e^x$ as follows: $e^x=1+x+\dfrac{x^2}{2!}+\dfrac{x^3}{3!}+\dfrac{x^4}{4!}+...$ Plug $-\dfrac{x}{2}$ instead of $x$ in the above series. Now, $e^{-\dfrac{x}{2}}=1+(\dfrac{-x}{2})+\dfrac{(-\dfrac{x}{2})^2}{2!}+\dfrac{(-\dfrac{x}{2})^3}{3!}-\dfrac{(-\dfrac{x}{2})^4}{4!}...$ $ \implies 1-\dfrac{x}{2}+\dfrac{x^2}{8}-\dfrac{x^3}{48}+\dfrac{x^4}{384}-...$
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