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RATIO TEST
One of the most useful test for absolute convergence
of a power series is the ratio test. If Cn ≠ 0, and if for a fixed
value of x
1.) lim
n→∞
|Cn+1
Cn |
=0 R=∞ I = ( -∞ , ∞ )
This means that the series converges for all values of x
where f (n) (a) denotes the nth derivative of f evaluated at the
point a. (The derivative of order zero of f is defined to be f
itself and (x − a) 0 and 0! are both defined to be 1.
lim |
Cn |
Cn+1
2.) =∞ R=0 I=(a) With a = 0, the Maclaurin series takes the form: or in
This means
n → ∞ that the series converge only at x = a
the compact sigma notation:
lim |
Cn | R
Cn+1 1
3. ) = |x − a|<1 |x−a| < R
n→∞
This means that the series converges at |x-a|<R or in the compact sigma notation:
R=R I = ( -R+c , R+c )
Similarly for second, third and so on. approximation
x2= pi(x1)
x3 = pi(x2)
x4 = pi(x3)
COMMONLY USED TAYLOR SERIES xn = pi(xn-1)
Example:
Find the real root of the equation x³ + x 2 = 1 by iteration
method.
Given: x3 + x 2 = 1
x3 + x 2 - 1 = 0
x2 (x + 1) = 1
x2 = 1/ (x + 1)
x = 1/ √(x + 1)
pi(x) = 1/ √(x + 1)
Here:
x 0 1
f(x) -1 0.4597
1st iteration :
2nd iteration :
3rd iteration :