Q. 3. Find the Maclaurin series generated by the function f(x)=1+xx2. Does this series converge at x=1 ?
Expand f(x): To find the Maclaurin series, we need to expand f(x) as a power series around x=0.f(x)=x2⋅(1+x1)We can use the geometric series formula 1−r1=1+r+r2+r3+…, where ∣r∣<1.Here, r=−x.
Use Geometric Series Formula: So, f(x)=x2⋅(1−x+x2−x3+…) Now we distribute x2 to each term in the series. f(x)=x2−x3+x4−x5+…
Distribute x2: The Maclaurin series for f(x) is therefore: f(x)=x2−x3+x4−x5+…
Find Maclaurin Series: To check if the series converges at x=1, we substitute x=1 into the series.f(1)=12−13+14−15+...f(1)=1−1+1−1+...This is an alternating series with terms that do not approach zero, so it does not converge.
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