206.11.3.11 Find the first four nozero terms of the Maciaurin series

In summary, we found the first four nonzero terms of the Maciaurin series for the given function to be $1-\frac{x^2}{25}-\frac{x^4}{125}-\frac{x^6}{625}$. We can also write this as a geometric series, which converges for $-\sqrt{5}<x<\sqrt{5}$.
  • #1
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$\textsf{a. Find the first four nozero terms of the Maciaurin series for the given function} \\$
\begin{align}
a&=0 \\
f(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1} \\
\\
f^0(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1}\therefore f^0(a) = 1 \\
f^1(x)&=\frac{-2x}{(x^2-5)^2} \therefore f^1(a) = 0 \\
f^2(x)&=\frac{2(3x^3+5)}{(x^2-5)^3} \therefore f^2(a) = \frac{-2}{25} \\
f^3(x)&=\frac{-24x(x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^4} \therefore f^3(a) = 0 \\
f^4(x)&=\frac{120x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^5} \therefore f^4(a) = \frac{-24}{125} \\
f^5(x)&=\frac{240x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^6} \therefore f^5(a) = 0 \\
f^6(x)&=\frac{720x(7x^6+175x^4+525x^2+125))}{(x^2-5)^7} \therefore f^6(a) = \frac{-144}{125}\\
\end{align}
$\textsf{so}$
\begin{align}
f(x)&=1+\frac{-x^2}{25}-\frac{-x^4}{125}-\frac{x^6}{625}
\end{align}
$\textsf{b. write the power series using $\sigma$ notation.} \\$
\begin{align}
\displaystyle
f(x)&=\frac{1}{1-x}=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}x^k, \textsf{ for } |x|<1 \\
&=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}
\end{align}
$\textsf{c.Determine the interval of convergence of the series.} \\$
\begin{align}
IOC&=\left[a,b\right]
\end{align}

$\textit{not even sure if I did a. correctly.. tons of calculation which I did most on TI}\\$
$\textit{b. and c. will try if a. looks ok did a few before on other problems.}\\$
$\textit{On a. I just skipped the the ones that =0 thanks for know it is a headache!}$
 
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karush said:
$\textsf{a. Find the first four nozero terms of the Maciaurin series for the given function} \\$
\begin{align}
a&=0 \\
f(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1} \\
\\
f^0(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1}\therefore f^0(a) = 1 \\
f^1(x)&=\frac{-2x}{(x^2-5)^2} \therefore f^1(a) = 0 \\
f^2(x)&=\frac{2(3x^3+5)}{(x^2-5)^3} \therefore f^2(a) = \frac{-2}{25} \\
f^3(x)&=\frac{-24x(x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^4} \therefore f^3(a) = 0 \\
f^4(x)&=\frac{120x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^5} \therefore f^4(a) = \frac{-24}{125} \\
f^5(x)&=\frac{240x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^6} \therefore f^5(a) = 0 \\
f^6(x)&=\frac{720x(7x^6+175x^4+525x^2+125))}{(x^2-5)^7} \therefore f^6(a) = \frac{-144}{125}\\
\end{align}
$\textsf{so}$
\begin{align}
f(x)&=1+\frac{-x^2}{25}-\frac{-x^4}{125}-\frac{x^6}{625}
\end{align}
$\textsf{b. write the power series using $\sigma$ notation.} \\$
\begin{align}
\displaystyle
f(x)&=\frac{1}{1-x}=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}x^k, \textsf{ for } |x|<1 \\
&=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}
\end{align}
$\textsf{c.Determine the interval of convergence of the series.} \\$
\begin{align}
IOC&=\left[a,b\right]
\end{align}

$\textit{not even sure if I did a. correctly.. tons of calculation which I did most on TI}\\$
$\textit{b. and c. will try if a. looks ok did a few before on other problems.}\\$
$\textit{On a. I just skipped the the ones that =0 thanks for know it is a headache!}$
I didn't actually check all of the derivatives but you need to look at f(0) and f^(4)(0) again. It does look like you've got the idea down, though. Give b) and c) a try.

-Dan
 
  • #3
f^(2)(x) has a typo. It's \(\displaystyle 3x^2 + 5\) not \(\displaystyle x^3\).

f^(5)(x) has a big typo...the polynomial in the parenthesis is just copied over from the line above. And you missed an overall minus sign.

In f^(4)(x) and f^(6)(x) the x's on the outside of the parenthesis should not be there. But these are just typos.

-Dan
 
  • #4
karush said:
$\textsf{a. Find the first four nozero terms of the Maciaurin series for the given function} \\$
\begin{align}
a&=0 \\
f(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1} \\
\\
f^0(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1}\therefore f^0(a) = 1 \\
f^1(x)&=\frac{-2x}{(x^2-5)^2} \therefore f^1(a) = 0 \\
f^2(x)&=\frac{2(3x^3+5)}{(x^2-5)^3} \therefore f^2(a) = \frac{-2}{25} \\
f^3(x)&=\frac{-24x(x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^4} \therefore f^3(a) = 0 \\
f^4(x)&=\frac{120x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^5} \therefore f^4(a) = \frac{-24}{125} \\
f^5(x)&=\frac{240x(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^6} \therefore f^5(a) = 0 \\
f^6(x)&=\frac{720x(7x^6+175x^4+525x^2+125))}{(x^2-5)^7} \therefore f^6(a) = \frac{-144}{125}\\
\end{align}
$\textsf{so}$
\begin{align}
f(x)&=1+\frac{-x^2}{25}-\frac{-x^4}{125}-\frac{x^6}{625}
\end{align}
$\textsf{b. write the power series using $\sigma$ notation.} \\$
\begin{align}
\displaystyle
f(x)&=\frac{1}{1-x}=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}x^k, \textsf{ for } |x|<1 \\
&=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}
\end{align}
$\textsf{c.Determine the interval of convergence of the series.} \\$
\begin{align}
IOC&=\left[a,b\right]
\end{align}

$\textit{not even sure if I did a. correctly.. tons of calculation which I did most on TI}\\$
$\textit{b. and c. will try if a. looks ok did a few before on other problems.}\\$
$\textit{On a. I just skipped the the ones that =0 thanks for know it is a headache!}$

I would realize that this can be written as a geometric series, it's so much less work...

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} f(x) &= \frac{1}{-5 + x^2 } \\ &= -\frac{1}{5} \left( \frac{1}{1 - \frac{x^2}{5}} \right) \\ &= -\frac{1}{5} \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \left( \frac{x^2}{5} \right) ^n \end{align*}$

which is convergent where

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \left| \frac{x^2}{5} \right| &< 1 \\ \frac{ x^2 }{ 5 } &< 1 \\ x^2 &< 5 \\ \left| x \right| &< \sqrt{5} \\ -\sqrt{5} < x &< \sqrt{5} \end{align*}$So the first four nonzero terms are

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} -\frac{1}{5}\left( 1 + \frac{x^2}{5} + \frac{x^4}{25} + \frac{x^6}{125} \right) = -\frac{1}{5} - \frac{x^2}{25} - \frac{x^4}{125} - \frac{x^6}{625} \end{align*}$
 
  • #5
$\textsf{a. Find the first four nozero terms of the Maciaurin series for the given function} \\$
\begin{align}
a&=0 \\
f(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1} \\
\\
f^0(x)&=(-5+x^2)^{-1}\therefore f^0(a) = 1 \\
f^1(x)&=\frac{-2x}{(x^2-5)^2}
\therefore f^1(a) = 0 \\
f^2(x)&=\frac{2(3x^2+5)}{(x^2-5)^3}
\therefore f^2(a) = \frac{-2}{25} \\
f^3(x)&=\frac{-24x(x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^4}
\therefore f^3(a) = 0 \\
f^4(x)&=\frac{120(x^4+10x^2+5))}{(x^2-5)^5}
\therefore f^4(a) = \frac{-24}{125} \\
f^5(x)&=-\frac{240.(3x^4+50x^2+75))}{(x^2-75)^6}
\therefore f^5(a) = 0 \\
f^6(x)&=\frac{720x(7x^6+175x^4+525x^2+125))}{(x^2-5)^7} \therefore f^6(a) = \frac{-144}{125}\\
\end{align}
$\textsf{so}$
\begin{align}
f(x)&=1+\frac{-x^2}{25}-\frac{-x^4}{125}-\frac{x^6}{625}
\end{align}
$\textsf{b. write the power series using $\sigma$ notation.} \\$
\begin{align}
\displaystyle
f(x)&;=\frac{1}{1-x}=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}x^k, \textsf{ for } |x|<1 \\
&=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty}
\end{align}

\begin{align*}
\displaystyle
f(x) &= \frac{1}{-5 + x^2 } \\
&= -\frac{1}{5} \left( \frac{1}{1 - \frac{x^2}{5}} \right) \\
&= -\frac{1}{5} \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \left( \frac{x^2}{5} \right) ^n \end{align*}

$\textsf{c.Determine the interval of convergence of the series.} \\$

\begin{align*}
\displaystyle
\left| \frac{x^2}{5} \right| &< 1 \\
\frac{ x^2 }{ 5 } &< 1 \\ x^2 &< 5 \\
\left| x \right| &< \sqrt{5} \\
-\sqrt{5} < x &< \sqrt{5}
\end{align*}
 
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after correcting and plagiarising...
 
  • #7
karush said:
after correcting and plagiarising...

Shame you didn't synthesise the information - it's pretty obvious you've made some mistakes, as the answers are supposed to match!
 
  • #8
well being confined to a small tablet doesn't help the typo problem to much. also doing so much cut and paste will intoduce mistakes too.

the answer is ussauly given anyway so the steps are of most interest to me. plus the best way to formally present the problem so it is it is understood.

I'm personally self learning this. I was auditing the class but had to sit in the back of a very large class and could not read the board or hear the teacher plus a very long jaring bus ride round trip.

by far most of the learning I receilve is gratfully thru MHB. I try other sites but the LateX has no live review. plus the replies here are much more helpful. Mahalo
 

1. What is a Maciaurin series?

A Maciaurin series is a type of power series representation of a function, named after mathematician Colin Maclaurin. It is used to approximate a function using a polynomial expression, making it easier to calculate values of the function.

2. How is the Maciaurin series different from a Taylor series?

The Maciaurin series is a special case of the Taylor series, where the center of the series is at x=0. This means that the coefficients of the series only depend on the derivatives of the function at 0, making it easier to calculate. In contrast, the Taylor series can have its center at any point, making it more flexible but also more complex to compute.

3. What does "nozero terms" mean in the context of the Maciaurin series?

"Nozero terms" refers to the terms in the series that are not equal to zero. In other words, it is asking for the first four non-zero coefficients in the Maciaurin series.

4. How is the Maciaurin series useful in calculus and other fields of science?

The Maciaurin series is useful in calculus because it allows for the approximation of complex functions using simpler polynomial expressions. This can help with integration, differentiation, and solving differential equations. In other fields of science, the Maciaurin series is used for modeling and predicting various phenomena in physics, engineering, and economics.

5. Can the Maciaurin series be used for any type of function?

The Maciaurin series can be used for any function that is infinitely differentiable (has derivatives of all orders). However, for some functions, the series may not converge or may only converge for certain values of x. In these cases, other methods may need to be used to approximate the function.

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