University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.10 - The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series - Practice Exercises - Page 553: 56

Answer

$\dfrac{\pi}{6}$

Work Step by Step

Since, we know that the Maclaurin Series for $ \tan^{-1} x$ is defined as: $ \tan^{-1} x=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n\dfrac{x^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)}=x-\dfrac{x^3}{3}+\dfrac{x^5}{5}-\dfrac{x^7}{7}+...$ Thus, we have the form of the given series as $ \tan^{-1} x$ series. Here, in the given problem $x=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ Thus, the sum of the series is: $ \tan^{-1} (\dfrac{1}{\sqrt 3})=\tan^{-1} (\tan (\dfrac{\pi}{6}))=\dfrac{\pi}{6}$
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