AP Calculus BC

Unit 11 - Power Series

AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 87

Introduction to Power Series; Interval and Radius of Convergence

Find the series’ radius and interval of convergence.

 
 ( 3x − 2 )
n
x  ( −1) ( 4x + 1)
n n


n
1) 2) 3)
n =0 n =0 n
n =1

 ( −1) ( x + 2)  ( x − 1)  ( −1)
n n n n
xn
4) 
n =1 n
5) 
n =1 n
6) 
n =0 n!

  
x 2 n +1 nx n
   n!( x − 4)
n
7) 8) 9)
n =0 n! n =0 3n n =0

AP Multiple Choice

Answers to Worksheet 87
1) R = 1; − 1  x  1 1 1 1 1
2) R = ; −  x  0 3) R = ;  x  1
4 2 3 3
4) R = 1; − 3  x  −1 5) R = 1; 0  x  2 6) ; convergent for all x

7) ; convergent for all x 8) R = 3; − 3  x  3 9) R = 0; convergent for x = 4 only

AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 88 Power Series

Find the series’ radius and interval of convergence.

 
 ( x − 2) nx n
n

 ( x + 5) n+2
n
1)
n =0
2) 
n =0 10n
3)
n =1


n ( x + 3) ( −1) ( x + 2)
n +1
3n x n  n
 n
4) 
n =1 n !
5)  6) 
n =1 5n n =0 n 2n

1 1
7) For what values of x does the series 1 − ( x − 3) + ( x − 3) + converge?
2

2 4

For #8-10, write out the first six terms of each series. Determine the radius and interval of convergence for each.


 ( −1) x n xn  ( −1) x 2 n
n n

8)  9)  n! 10) 
n = 0 ( 2n + 1)! n =0 n=0 ( 2n )!

AP Multiple Choice

(A) (B) (C)

(D) (E)
AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 89 Taylor/Maclaurin Polynomials

Find the third-degree Taylor polynomial generated by f centered at x = a .

1) f ( x ) = ln x ; a = 1 2) f ( x ) = sin x; a =

4

3) f ( x) = x; a = 4 4) f ( x ) = ex , a = 2

Find the first four terms and the general term for the Maclaurin series of each function.

f ( x ) = e− x 1
f ( x) =
5)
6)
1+ x

7) f ( x ) = sin 3x 8) f ( x ) = ( x + 1)
3

AP Multiple Choice

ANSWERS

  
2 3
1 2 2 2 2
1) T ( x ) = ( x − 1) − ( x − 1) + ( x − 1) 2
2 3

2 3 2) T ( x ) = + x− − x−  − x− 

2 2  4 4  4  12  4

1 1 1 e2 e2
3) T ( x ) = 2 + 2 (
x − 4) − 5 (
x − 4) + 8 (
x − 4) 4) T ( x ) = e 2 + e 2 ( x − 2 ) + ( x − 2) + ( x − 2)
2 3 2 3

2 2! 2 2! 2 2! 3!

( −1) x n 6) M ( x ) = 1 − x + x 2 − x 3 +  + ( −1) x n

n n
1 1
5) M ( x ) = 1 − x + x 2 − x3 +  +
2! 3! n!

33 3 35 5 37 7 32 n +1 8) M ( x ) = 1 + 3x + 3x 2 + x3
7) M ( x ) = 3x − x + x − x +  + x 2 n +1
3! 5! 7! ( 2 n + 1 ) !
AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 90 Taylor and Maclaurin Series
AP Multiple Choice
AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 91 Taylor/Maclaurin Series

Find the Maclaurin series for the following functions.

1) e−5x 2) e − x / 2 3) 5sin ( − x )

4) cos x 5) xe x 6) x 2 sin x

x2 x3 9) x cos  x
7) − 1 + cos x 8) sin x − x +
2 3!

10) x 2 cos ( x 2 )

Use series to evaluate each limit.

e x − (1 + x ) e x − e− x
11) lim 12) lim
x →0
x →0 x2 x

t2 3
1 − cos t − sin  −  +
13) lim 2 14) lim 6
t →0 t4  →0 5
 AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 92 Power Series Review

1  xn
The series 
n =0 n!

1
converges only if 0  x  B) converges only if −1  x  1 C) converges only if x = 0
2
D) converges for all values of x E) diverges

2 e x + e− x
The first three terms in the Maclaurin series for are
2
x2 x4 x2 x4 x3 x5 x3 x5 x 2 x3
A) 1 + + B) 1 + + C) x + + D) x + + E) x + +
2 4 2! 4! 3 5 3! 5! 2! 3!

3  ( x + 2)
n

For what values of x does the series 

n =1 n+2
converge?

A) −1  x  1 B) −3  x  −1 C) −3  x  −1 D) −1  x  3 E)
1 x  3

4  
4

The coefficient of  x −  in the Taylor series for sin x about x = is
 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
A) − B) C) D) − E) −
2 12 24 720 24

5 
The interval of convergence of the power series  5x
n=0
n
is

 1 1
A) ( −,  ) B) ( −5,5 ) C)  −1,1 D)  − ,  E) ( −1,1)
 5 5

6  
6

The coefficient of  x −  in the Taylor series for sin x about x = is
 2 2
1 1 1
A) − B) −1 C) 6! D) − E)
3! 6! 3!

7 
x 2 n +1
 ( −1)
n
The coefficient of x 3 in the power series is
n =1 ( 2n + 1)!
1 1 1
A) 1 B) C) −1 D) E) −
6 120 6

8  x2n
If f ( x ) =  ( −1) for all real x, then f "( 0 ) =
n

n =0 n!
1
A) 0 B) 1 C) D) 2 E) −2
2

Answers
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. E 6. D 7. E 8. E
AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 93 Power Series – Review for the Test

1 
 −x 
n

What is the radius of convergence for the power series    ?

n=0  3 

1 1
A) B) C) 1 D) 3 E) 6
3 2

2 The first three terms in the Maclaurin Series for ln (1 + x ) are

x x2 x 2 x3 x 2 x3 x3 x5 x3 x5
A) 1 − + B) x − + C) x + + D) 1 − + E) 1 + +
2 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 3 5

3  ( −1)
n
xn

n =0 n!
is the Taylor series about zero for which of the following functions?

A) sin x B) cos x C) e x D) e− x E) ln (1 + x )

4  x2n
 ( −1)
n
The interval of convergence of the power series is
n =0 ( 5n ) !
1 1
A) ( −5,5 B) ( −,  ) C) 5 D)  ,  E)  −5,5
5 5

5 d   2xn 
Which of the following functions is equivalent, for all values of x, to  ?
dx  n =0 n! 
2
A) e x B) 2sin x C) e2 x D) 2cos x E) 2e x

6 If the first three terms of the Maclaurin series for e x are A + Bx + Cx 2 , where A, B, and C are constants, then
the value of A + B + C is
5 5 1
A) 3 B) 2 C) D) E)
2 3 2

7 If f ( x ) = x 7 e x , then f (17 ) ( 0 ) =
5
”the 17th derivative of f at 0”
1 17! 6 17!
A) B) C) D) E) 0
2 6 17! 2

8 Which of the following is the Maclaurin series for sin x ?

  xn   x n +1 
x 2 n +1 2n
B)   ( −1) x
n x
A)  ( −1) C)  ( −1)
n n n
D) E)
n =0 ( 2n + 1)! n =0 n! n =0 ( 2n )! n =0 n +1 n =0

9
1 1 1
How many terms of the series 1 − + − +  are needed to approximate its sum with an error of less than
3 5 7
0.01?

Answers:
9. D 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. E 14. C 15. D 16. A
AP Calculus BC – Worksheet 94 Free Response Questions - Taylor and Maclaurin Series