University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.8 - Taylor and Maclaurin Series - Exercises - Page 536: 13

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{1+x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^n$

Work Step by Step

Since, we know that the Maclaurin Series for $\frac{1}{1-x}$ is defined as: $\dfrac{1}{1-x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty x^n$ We need to replace in the above series $x$ with $-x$. Now, $\dfrac{1}{1-(-x)}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-x)^n$ Thus, $\dfrac{1}{1+x}=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n x^n$
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