University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.7 - Power Series - Exercises - Page 531: 49

Answer

$ 0 \lt x \lt 2$

Work Step by Step

Write $\dfrac{2}{x} $ as $\dfrac{2}{1-[-(x-1)]}$ The series will converge when $|f(x)|=|\dfrac{2}{1-[-(x-1)]}| \lt 1$ Re-write as a power series: $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} 2 [-(x-1)]^n =\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty} 2(-1)^n (x-1)^n$ Since this series is a geometric series with ratio $-(x-1)$, it will converge for $|-(x-1)|$ or, $0 \lt x \lt 2$
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