MATH1010 HW 7

|x|(x + 16)
1. Let f (x) = for x 6= 2.
x−2
(a) (i) Is f (x) differentiable at x = 0? Why?
(ii) Find f 0 (x) and f 00 (x) for x 6= 0.
(b) Solve
(i) f 0(x) > 0 and f 0(x) < 0;
(ii) f 00(x) > 0 and f 00(x) < 0.
(c) Find the relative extreme point(s) and point(s) of inflection of y = f (x).

2. Evaluate the following limits.

e2x − 1 − 2x
(a) lim
x→0 x2
−1
tan x
(b) lim
x→0 2x
(c) lim+ x(ln x)2
x→0
 
1 x
(d) lim −
x→1 ln x x−1

3. Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 3 of the following functions at x = 0.

(a) f (x) = ecos 2x

(b) f (x) = e2x ln(1 − x)
(c) f (x) = sec x

4. Find the Taylor series of the following functions at x = 0.

4
(a) f (x) =
2 − x2
√
(b) f (x) = 1 + x
(c) f (x) = ln(4 + 3x)
2x + 3
(d) f (x) = (Hint: Resolve it into partial fractions first.)
(x + 1)(x + 3)

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5. Let f (x) = .
1−x
1 1
By considering f 0 (x), f 00 (x), find the Taylor series generated by 2
and at x = 0.
(1 − x) (1 − x)3
sin(x2 ) − x sin x
6. By considering the Taylor series of sin(x2 ) − x sin x, find lim .
x→0 x4