Maclaurin Series 2 (AQA A-Level Further Maths): Flashcards

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Convergent series definition

Infinite series summing to a finite value

Maclaurin series formula for f(x)f(x)

f(0)+xf(0)+x22!f(0)+f(0) + xf'(0) + \frac{x^2}{2!}f''(0) + \ldots

Range of validity for exe^x series

All real values of xx

Range of validity for (1+x)n(1+x)^n

1<x<1-1 < x < 1 (for nRn \in \mathbb{R})

Why can't ln(x)\ln(x) have a Maclaurin series?

ln(0)=\ln(0) = -\infty, not finite

Maclaurin series for ln(1+x)\ln(1+x)

xx22+x33x44+x - \frac{x^2}{2} + \frac{x^3}{3} - \frac{x^4}{4} + \ldots

Multiplying Maclaurin series: key technique

Only multiply terms up to required power of xx

Indeterminate form examples

00\frac{0}{0} or \frac{\infty}{\infty}

L'Hopital's rule formula

limf(x)g(x)=limf(x)g(x)\lim \frac{f(x)}{g(x)} = \lim \frac{f'(x)}{g'(x)}

General term for e2xe^{2x}

(2x)rr!\frac{(2x)^r}{r!} or 2rxrr!\frac{2^r x^r}{r!}

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