MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

Subject : DIC (01MA1101) Semester 1 Branch:CE/IT

Assignment – 2 : Taylor and Maclaurin series

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To be taught in first Lab
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1 Find Maclaurin series for the following functions Application

x x 2 x3 x4
1. f ( x) = 1 + sin x Ans : f ( x) = 1 + − − + .......
2 8 48 384

1
2. f ( x) = Ans : f ( x) = 1 + 3x + 6 x 2 + 10 x 3 .......
(1 − x )
3

x2 x4 x6
3. f ( x) = ln ( cos x ) Ans : f ( x) = − − − .......
2 12 45

x3 1  3  x5 1  3  5  x 7
4. f ( x) = sin −1 ( x ) Ans : f ( x) = x + .+ + ......
23 2 45 2467

2 1. Expand f ( x) = 3x3 +8 x 2 + x − 2 in Taylor’s series about x = 3 Application

Ans : f ( x) = 154 + 130( x − 3) + 35( x − 3)2 + 3( x − 3)3 .

2. Expand f ( x) = ln x in powers of (x-1)

( x − 1) ( x − 1)
2 3

Ans : f ( x) = ( x − 1) − + − .....
2 3

3. Expand f ( x) = e x in powers of (x-1)

 ( x − 1) ( x − 1) 
2 3

Ans : f ( x) = e 1 + ( x − 1) + + + ..... 
 2! 3! 
 

4. Expand f ( x) = 1 + x + 2 x 2 in powers of (x-1)

5 7
Ans : f ( x) = 2 + ( x − 1) + ( x − 1) + .....
2

4 64

3 Expansion of standard functions by Maclaurin series(Self Study) Undertanding

x 2 x3 x 4
1. e x = 1 + x + + + + .......
2! 3! 4!

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 MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

Subject : DIC (01MA1101) Semester 1 Branch:CE/IT

Assignment – 2 : Taylor and Maclaurin series

x2 x4
2. cos x = 1 − + − .......
2! 4!

x3 x5
3. sin x = x − + − .......
3! 5!

x3 2 x5
4. tan x = x + + + .......
3 15

x 2 x3
5. ln(1 + x) = x − + − .......
2 3

1
6. = 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + ......
1− x

1
7. = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 + ......
1+ x

x3 x5
8. sinh ( x ) = x + + + .......
3! 5!

x2 x4
9. cosh ( x ) = 1 + + + .......
2! 4!