Exam 11: Taylor Polynomials and Infinite Series

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f(x) = x5x ^ { 5 } + x - 3 has a zero between 1 and 2 . Use two repetitions of the Newton-Raphson algorithm to approximate this zero with x0=1x _ { 0 } = 1 Enter just a real number rounded off to two decimal places.

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The Taylor series at x = 0 for f(x) = tan x is x + 13\frac { 1 } { 3 } x3x ^ { 3 } + 215\frac { 2 } { 15 } x5x ^ { 5 } + 17315\frac { 17 } { 315 } x7x ^ { 7 } + ... . Find f(5)f ( 5 ) (0). Enter just an integer.

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Find the Taylor series at x = 0 of the function f(x) = x ln(1 + 2x) by computing three or four derivatives and using the definition of the Taylor series.

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Let f(x) = ln(1 + x). Determine the third Taylor polynomial of f(x) at x = 0.

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Determine the sum of the following geometric series: 2 + 43\frac { 4 } { 3 } + 89\frac { 8 } { 9 } + ... . Enter just an integer.

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The Bessel function of order 1 has the Taylor Series at x = 0 given by f(x)=x2−x316+x5384−…f ( x ) = \frac { x } { 2 } - \frac { x ^ { 3 } } { 16 } + \frac { x ^ { 5 } } { 384 } - \ldots , find f(5)(0)f ( 5 ) ( 0 ) .

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Determine the third Taylor polynomial of f(x) = x3x ^ { 3 } - 2x + 4 at x = 1. Enter an unlabeled polynomial in x−1x - 1 in standard form (i.e., highest powers first).

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Use three repetitions of the Newton-Raphson algorithm to approximate 3\sqrt { 3 } . Let x0=4x _ { 0 } = 4 . Enter just a real number rounded off to two decimal places.

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Determine the sum of the following infinite series: ∑n=1∞2n(13)n−1\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { \infty } 2 ^ { n } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right) ^ { n - 1 } . Enter just an integer.

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Sum an appropriate infinite series to find the rational number whose decimal expansion is: 0.37‾0 . \overline { 37 } Enter just a reduced fraction of form ab\frac { a } { b } .

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A patient receives M milligrams of a certain drug every hour. Each hour the body eliminates a fraction p of the amount of drug in the body. After an extended period of time, which of the following series approximates the amount of drugs present in the patient's body immediately before receiving an hourly dose?

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Which of the following series converge?

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Use two repetitions of the Newton-Raphson algorithm to find the value of x near zero for which cos⁡x=x\cos x = x . Enter just a real number rounded off to two decimal places.

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If f(x) = 2 + 3x - 2 x2x ^ { 2 } + 2 x3x ^ { 3 } , then what i f'''(0)? Enter just an integer.

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Use the comparison test to determine whether the infinite series ∑k=1∞12+ek\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { 2 + e ^ { k } } is convergent or divergent. Enter just "convergent" or "divergent".

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Use the comparison test to determine whether the infinite series ∑k=1∞k2k+k2+k5/2\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { \infty } \frac { k ^ { 2 } } { k + k ^ { 2 } + k ^ { 5 / 2 } } is convergent or divergent. Enter just "convergent" or "divergent".

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Find an infinite series that converges to the value of ∫01x2e−x3\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x ^ { 2 } e ^ { - x ^ { 3 } } dx. Is 13−16+118−172…\frac { 1 } { 3 } - \frac { 1 } { 6 } + \frac { 1 } { 18 } - \frac { 1 } { 72 } \ldots correct?

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Find the third Taylor polynomial of f(x) = exe ^ { x } at x = 0 and use it to approximate e. Enter just a reduced fraction of form ab\frac { a } { b } .

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Let f(x) = 1x+1\frac { 1 } { x + 1 } . Determine the second Taylor polynomial P2\mathrm { P } 2 (x) of f(x) at x = 0.

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Use the integral test to determine whether the infinite series ∑k=2∞ln⁡kk\sum _ { k = 2 } ^ { \infty } \frac { \ln k } { k } is convergent or divergent. Enter just "convergent" or "divergent".

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