Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.9 - Convergence of Taylor Series - Exercises 10.9 - Page 625: 9

Answer

$1-\dfrac{3}{4}x^{(3)}+\dfrac{9}{16}x^{(6)}-\dfrac{27}{64}x^{(9)}+\dfrac{81}{256}x^{(12)}$

Work Step by Step

Re-write as: $\dfrac{1}{1+\dfrac{3}{4}x^3}=\dfrac{1}{1-(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)}$ Consider the Taylor's Series for $\dfrac{1}{1-x}$ as follows: $\dfrac{1}{1-x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty x^n=1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4+...$ Plug $(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)$ instead of $x$ in the above series as follows: $\dfrac{1}{1-(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)}=1+(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)+(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)^2+(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)^3+(-\dfrac{3}{4}x^3)^4+...$ $\implies 1-\dfrac{3}{4}x^{(3)}+\dfrac{9}{16}x^{(6)}-\dfrac{27}{64}x^{(9)}+\dfrac{81}{256}x^{(12)}$
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