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thomas49th
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Let's find the Maclaurin Series of tanhx up to powers of x^5
Yeah! Good idea!
I know
Right, f(x) = tanh
[tex]f'(x) = sech^{2}(x)[/tex]
[tex]f''(x) = -2sech^{2}(x)tanh(x)[/tex]
[tex]f''(x) = 4sech^{2}(x)tanh^{2}(x) - 2sech^{4}(x)[/tex]
giving f(0) = 0, f'(0) = 1, f''(0) = 0 f'''(-2)
but according to my textbook apparently f'(0) = -1, how can this be. Especially as f'''(0) = -2, not just 2.
Thanks
Thomas
Yeah! Good idea!
I know
Right, f(x) = tanh
[tex]f'(x) = sech^{2}(x)[/tex]
[tex]f''(x) = -2sech^{2}(x)tanh(x)[/tex]
[tex]f''(x) = 4sech^{2}(x)tanh^{2}(x) - 2sech^{4}(x)[/tex]
giving f(0) = 0, f'(0) = 1, f''(0) = 0 f'''(-2)
but according to my textbook apparently f'(0) = -1, how can this be. Especially as f'''(0) = -2, not just 2.
Thanks
Thomas