Important Taylor Series

The following are some important Taylor series representations you should memorize. Intervals of convergence (i.e. intervals on which the representations are valid) are also given.

X
1
=
xn = 1 + x + x3 + x4 + ,
1 x n=0
x

e =
sin x =

X
xn
n=0

n!

=1+x+

cos x =

x2n+1
x3 x5 x7
=x
+

+ ,
(2n + 1)!
3!
5!
7!

< x < ;

(1)n

x2 x4 x6
x2n
=1
+

+ ,
(2n)!
2!
4!
6!

< x < ;

(1)n

x2n+1
x3 x5 x7
=x
+

+ ,
2n + 1
3
5
7

n=0

arctan x =

X
n=0

< x < ;

(1)n

n=0

x2 x3
+
+ ,
2!
3!

1 < x < 1;

xn
x2 x3
ln(1 x) =

= x

,
n
2
3
n=1

1 x 1;
1 < x < 1.