Power series examples and

problems

S Sial
Dept of Mathematics
LUMS

Fall 2022

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 Power series examples and problems Problem

Problem 1

Find the interval of convergence for

∞ n
n (2x − 10)
X
(−1)
n=0
2n + 1
Does the series converge on the end points of
the interval?

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Geometric series

Recall
1
= 1 + x + x2 + x3 + · · ·
1−x
for |x| < 1 .

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Problem 2

Find a series for

1
1+x
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 3

Find a series for

2
3 + 4x
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 4

Differentiate the geometric series

and find a series for
1
(1 − x)2
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 5

Use an integration
to find a series for

tan−1(x)
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 6

Use an integration
to find a series for

log(1 − x)
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 7

Show that
∞
X e2
exp(x) = (x − 2)n
n=0
n!
What is the interval of convergence?

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Problem 8

Find a Taylor series for f defined by

f (x) = exp(x 2)
about x = 2 . What is the interval of
convergence?

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Problem 9

Find a Taylor series for f defined by

f (x) = sin(x 2)
about x = 0 . What is the interval of
convergence?

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