Find function is analytic on R and has Maclaurin expansion

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The function \( e^{x} \cos x \) is proven to be analytic on \( \mathbb{R} \) through the multiplication of its Maclaurin series expansions. The series for \( e^{x} \) is given by \( \sum \frac{x^{k}}{k!} \) and for \( \cos x \) by \( \sum \frac{(-1)^{k} x^{2k}}{(2k)!} \). The resulting Maclaurin series for \( e^{x} \cos x \) is derived using the Cauchy product of these two series. The discussion concludes with the confirmation that the function is indeed analytic, as demonstrated by the derived series.

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Prove the function is analytic on R and find its Maclaurin expansion.

(a) e^{x}cosx


Well, I did some work. I can show that

e^{x}=\sumx^{k}/k!

cosx=\sum((-1)^{k}x^{2k})/(2k)!

are analytic and have the above Maclaurin expression.

My problem is multiplying these two expressions together, finding the Maclaurin
expression and proving it is analytic.

I would be grateful for all your help. I think the hardest part will be showing how
it is analytic.

Thanks,
HF08
 
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If you were to multiply the two series like you would two polynomials, wouldn't that give you a power series representation of exp(x)cos(x)?

Here is a link that may be useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_product
 
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I know the Maclaurin Series now :-)

e^{x}cos x = \sum\sum[(-1)^{j}]/((2j)!(k-2j)1))

Whew! That was a lot of work for me, but I got it. Thanks. The result is correct. So how do I show this is analytic? I'm stuck, please, please help me.

Thanks,
HF08
 

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