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Duke Math 122 Problem Set 9

1. The document provides instructions for submitting homework via an online platform and includes 5 problems involving Taylor polynomials, power series, and limits. 2. Problem 1 asks students to find Taylor polynomials of various functions. Problem 2 involves using a Taylor polynomial to estimate values. Problem 3 provides Taylor polynomials and asks students to fill in function values and derivatives. 3. Problem 4 concerns a power series and asks students to determine the radius of convergence, center, endpoints of the interval of convergence, and the interval itself. 4. Problem 5 involves a power series where certain partial sums are known to converge or diverge, and asks students to determine convergence regions and evaluate a limit based on this information.

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Duke Math 122 Problem Set 9

1. The document provides instructions for submitting homework via an online platform and includes 5 problems involving Taylor polynomials, power series, and limits. 2. Problem 1 asks students to find Taylor polynomials of various functions. Problem 2 involves using a Taylor polynomial to estimate values. Problem 3 provides Taylor polynomials and asks students to fill in function values and derivatives. 3. Problem 4 concerns a power series and asks students to determine the radius of convergence, center, endpoints of the interval of convergence, and the interval itself. 4. Problem 5 involves a power series where certain partial sums are known to converge or diverge, and asks students to determine convergence regions and evaluate a limit based on this information.

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Problem Set #9

Instructions: Please submit your homework via Gradescope. You can either submit a pdf (by
first scanning your homework at the Library or using an app on your phone), or images by taking
pictures of your work. All work should be done without a calculator or computer.

1. Find the Taylor polynomial, centered at x = a, of degree n for each of the following functions:
Z 0
t+1
(a) f (x) = t
dt, a = 0, n = 2
2x e + 2
(b) f (x) = ln(1 + 2x), a = 1, n = 3
1
(c) f (x) = , a = −2, n = 5
x
2
2. Let f (x) = ex .

(a) Find T3 (x), the third degree Taylor polynomial of f (x) centered at x = 0.
1
(b) Use your answer to (a) to estimate e 100 . Leave your answer as a fraction.
Z 1
10 2
(c) Use your answer to (a) to estimate ex dx. Leave your answer as a fraction.
0

3. Consider the function f (x) where

• the 3rd degree Taylor polynomial of f (x) centered at x = 1 is

T3 (x) = 1 + 2(x − 1) + (x − 1)2

.
• the 4th degree Taylor polynomial of f (x) centered at x = 2 is
1
T4 (x) = 7 + 3(x − 2) + (x − 2)2 + 2(x − 2)4
2
.

(a) Fill in the following table with the appropriate value or, if it is impossible to do so, put
an X in the cell.
x f (x) f 0 (x) f 00 (x) f 000 (x) f (4) (x)
0

Z 2  
(b) Evaluate f 0 f 00 (x) f 000 (x) dx.
1

1
 
f ex − 1
(c) Evaluate lim .
x→0 f (3) (2x + 2)
 2
f (x)
(d) Find the first degree Taylor polynomial of g(x) = e centered at x = 2.
(e) Find the second degree Taylor polynomial of h(x) = f (1 + sin(πx)) centered at x = 1.
∞
X (2x − b)2k
4. Consider the power series , where b is a constant.
k=2
k(ln(k))2

1
(a) Show that this power series has radius of convergence R = .
2
(b) i. What is the center of the power series (your answer should depend on b)?
ii. What are the endpoints of the interval of convergence (your answer should depend
on b)?
iii. If the power series is known to converge at x = 4, what is the smallest possible value
of b? Explain.
iv. If the power series is known to converge at x = 4, what is the largest possible value
of b? Explain.
(c) Find the interval of convergence of the power series (using your endpoints found above).
∞
X ∞
X ∞
X
k k
5. Consider the power series ck (x + 2) . Suppose we know ck 4 converges and (−1)k ck 6k
k=0 k=0 k=0
diverges.

(a) From the given information, for what values of x must the power series converge?
(b) From the given information, for what values of x must the power series diverge?
(c) What is lim ck ? Explain.
k→∞

(d) If ck > 0 for all k, does c0 − c1 + c2 − c3 + c4 − · · · converge absolutely, converge condi-


tionally, or diverge? Explain.

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