Chapter 10: Problem 82
Use composition of series to find the first three terms of the Maclaurin series for the following functions. a. \(e^{\sin x}\) b. \(e^{\tan x}\) c. \(\sqrt{1+\sin ^{2} x}\)
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Chapter 10: Problem 82
Use composition of series to find the first three terms of the Maclaurin series for the following functions. a. \(e^{\sin x}\) b. \(e^{\tan x}\) c. \(\sqrt{1+\sin ^{2} x}\)
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Let $$f(x)=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} c_{k} x^{k} \quad \text { and } \quad g(x)=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} d_{k} x^{k}$$ a. Multiply the power series together as if they were polynomials, collecting all terms that are multiples of \(1, x,\) and \(x^{2} .\) Write the first three terms of the product \(f(x) g(x)\) b. Find a general expression for the coefficient of \(x^{n}\) in the product series, for \(n=0,1,2, \ldots\)
The period of a pendulum is given by $$T=4 \sqrt{\frac{\ell}{g}} \int_{0}^{\pi / 2} \frac{d \theta}{\sqrt{1-k^{2} \sin ^{2} \theta}}=4 \sqrt{\frac{\ell}{g}} F(k)$$ where \(\ell\) is the length of the pendulum, \(g \approx 9.8 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\) is the acceleration due to gravity, \(k=\sin \left(\theta_{0} / 2\right),\) and \(\theta_{0}\) is the initial angular displacement of the pendulum (in radians). The integral in this formula \(F(k)\) is called an elliptic integral and it cannot be evaluated analytically. a. Approximate \(F(0.1)\) by expanding the integrand in a Taylor (binomial) series and integrating term by term. b. How many terms of the Taylor series do you suggest using to obtain an approximation to \(F(0.1)\) with an error less than \(10^{-3} ?\) c. Would you expect to use fewer or more terms (than in part (b)) to approximate \(F(0.2)\) to the same accuracy? Explain.
Identify the functions represented by the following power series. $$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k} \frac{k x^{k+1}}{3^{k}}$$
The theory of optics gives rise to the two Fresnel integrals $$S(x)=\int_{0}^{x} \sin t^{2} d t \text { and } C(x)=\int_{0}^{x} \cos t^{2} d t$$ a. Compute \(S^{\prime}(x)\) and \(C^{\prime}(x)\) b. Expand \(\sin t^{2}\) and \(\cos t^{2}\) in a Maclaurin series and then integrate to find the first four nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for \(S\) and \(C\) c. Use the polynomials in part (b) to approximate \(S(0.05)\) and \(C(-0.25)\) d. How many terms of the Maclaurin series are required to approximate \(S(0.05)\) with an error no greater than \(10^{-4} ?\) e. How many terms of the Maclaurin series are required to approximate \(C(-0.25)\) with an error no greater than \(10^{-6} ?\)
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