Maa HL 5.20 Maclaurin Series - Extension of Binomial Theorem

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Mathematics: analysis and approaches
MAA HL
EXERCISES MAA HL 5.20

MACLAURIN SERIES – EXTENSION OF BINOMIAL THEOREM
Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis
A. Practice Questions
1. Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)  e 2 x up to and including the term in x 4
f (0) 2
(a) by using the formula of the Maclaurin series f ( x)  f (0)  f (0) x  x ⋯
2!
x2
(b) by using the Maclaurin series of e x  1  x  ⋯
2!
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(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 1

MAA HL 5.20 MACLAURINS SERIES – EXTENSION OF BINOMIAL THEOREM
2. Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)  (2  x )3
f (0) 2
2!
(b) by using the expansion of the binomial theorem.
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3. Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)   (2  x) 2 , up to x 2
(2  x) 2
f (0) 2
2!
(b) by using the extended version of the binomial theorem.
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4. Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)  2  x  (2  x) 2 , up to x 2
f (0) 2
2!
(b) by using the extended version of the binomial theorem.
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5. (a) Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)  x 2  1 , up to and including the
term in x 6 by using the extended version of the binomial theorem.

x x
(b) Given that f ( x)  find the Maclaurin series of g ( x)  up to and
x 1
2
x 1
2
including the term in x5 .
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x 2 x3
6. By using the Maclaurin series e x  1  x    ⋯ , find the Maclaurin series of
2! 3!
(a) f ( x)  e  x up to and including the term in x3
2
(b) f ( x)  e x up to and including the term in x 6
(c) f ( x)  xe x up to and including the term in x 4
(d) f ( x)  x 2 e x up to and including the term in x5
(e) f ( x)  e x  e  x up to and including the term in x5
(f) f ( x)  ( x  1)e4 x up to and including the term in x 3
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B. Past Paper questions (SHORT)
7. (a) Find the first three terms of the Maclaurin series for ln (1 + ex). (6)
2 ln(1  e x )  x  ln 4
(b) Hence, or otherwise, determine the value of lim . (4)
x 0 x2
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(Total 10 marks)
 1 
8. The function f is defined by f (x) = ln .
 1 x 
(a) Write down the value of the constant term in the Maclaurin series for f (x). (1)
(b) Find the first three derivatives of f (x) and hence show that the Maclaurin series for f (x)
x 2 x3
up to and including the x3 term is x   . (6)
2 3
(c) Use this series to find an approximate value for ln 2. (3)
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(Total 10 marks)
9. Let f (x) = ln(1 + sin x)

1
(a) Show that f  x  
1  sin x
(b) Find the third and the fourth derivatives of f.
(c) Hence, find the Maclaurin series, up to the term in x4, for f (x).
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(Total 10 marks)
(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 10

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10. The variables x and y are related by – y tan x = cos x.
dx
π
Find the Maclaurin series for y up to and including the term in x2 given that y =  when x = 0.
2
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(Total 7 marks)
(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 11
C. Past Paper Questions (LONG)

(Please answer on separate answer sheets)
11. (a) Given that y = ln cos x, show that the first two non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series
x2 x4
for y are   . (8)
2 12
(b) Use this series to find an approximation in terms of  for ln 2. (6)
(Total 14 marks)
12. It is given that the Maclaurin series of the function f (x) = ln(1 + sin x), up to the term in x4 is
1 2 1 3 1 4
f (x) = x – x  x  x  ...
2 6 12
(a) Deduce the Maclaurin series, up to and including the term in x4, for
(i) y = ln(1 – sin x);
(ii) y = ln cosx;
(iii) y = ln secx; (8)
(b) By differentiating the Maclaurin series of y = ln cosx, deduce the Maclaurin series of
y = tan x (4)
(c) Hence calculate the limits

ln sec x  tan( x 2 ) 
(i) lim . (ii) lim  (6)
x0 x x x  0 ln cos x 
 
(d) By considering the difference of the two series of y = ln(1 + sin x) and y = ln(1 – sin x)
π π2 
Deduce that ln 3 ≈ 1  . (4)
3  216 
(Total 22 marks)
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Mathematics: analysis and approaches

EXERCISES MAA HL 5.20

Compiled by Christos Nikolaidis

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 1

2. Find the Maclaurin series of the function f ( x)  (2  x )3

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 2

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 4

term in x 6 by using the extended version of the binomial theorem.

including the term in x5 .

(c) f ( x)  xe x up to and including the term in x 4

(d) f ( x)  x 2 e x up to and including the term in x5

(e) f ( x)  e x  e  x up to and including the term in x5

(f) f ( x)  ( x  1)e4 x up to and including the term in x 3

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 6

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 7

B. Past Paper questions (SHORT)

9. Let f (x) = ln(1 + sin x)

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 10

C. Past Paper Questions (LONG)

(b) Use this series to find an approximation in terms of  for ln 2. (6)

(i) y = ln(1 – sin x);

(iii) y = ln secx; (8)

(c) Hence calculate the limits

(MAA HL 5.20) – Page 12

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