Find the Taylor series for f(x) centered at the given value of a. [Assume that f has a power series expansion. R_n(x)to0 f(x)=2cos(x),a=3pi

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2020-12-09

Find the Taylor series for f(x) centered at the given value of a. [Assume that f has a power series expansion.
Rn(x)0
f(x)=2cos(x),a=3π

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Alix Ortiz

Alix Ortiz

Skilled2020-12-10Added 109 answers

It is given that
f(x)=2cos(x),a=3π
The general form for a Taylor series is
f(x)=n=0fn(a)n!(xa)n
=f(a)+f(a)1!(xa)+f(a)2!(xa)2+f(a)3!(xa)3+...
Obtain the table of values of x and nth power of f at the given point a as shown below:
nfnfn(3π)02cosx2cos(3π)=2(1)=212sinx2sinx=2(0)=022cosx2cos(3π)=2(1)=232sinx2sinx=2(0)=042cosx2cos(3π)=2(1)=252sinx2sinx=2(0)=0
Using the definition of Taylor series, obtain the Taylor series for the given function as shown below:
f(x)=n=0fn(a)n!(xa)n
=f(3π)+f(3π)1!(x3π)+f(3π)2!(x3π)2+f(3π)3!(x3π)3+...
=2+0+2(x3π)2+0(2)(x3π)4+0+(2)(x3π)6
=n=0(2)n+1(x3π)2n+2

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