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Section 13.10 Week 12 Assignment

  1. Calculate the Taylor series for \(f(x) = \frac{1}{x-4}\) centred at \(\alpha = -1\text{.}\) Calculate its radius of convergence. (6)
  2. Calculate the Taylor series for \(f(x) = \cos (3x^2)\) centred at \(\alpha = 0\text{.}\) Calculate its radius of convergence. (6)
  3. Calculate the Taylor series for \(f(x) = e^{x^2 + 4}\) centred at \(\alpha = 0\text{.}\) Calculate its radius of convergence. (6)
  4. Calculate the Taylor series for \(f(x) = \ln x \) centred at \(\alpha = 6\text{.}\) Calculate its radius of convergence. (6)
  5. Assume \(f(x)\) is a function with Taylor series centred around \(\alpha = 0\) with radius of convergence \(R = 10\text{.}\) Do the following functions also have Taylor series? If so, what are their centre points and radii of convergence? (8)
    \begin{align*} \amp a) \ \ \amp \amp f(x-3) \\ \amp b) \ \ \amp \amp (f(x))^2 \\ \amp c) \ \ \amp \amp f(x) + \sin x \\ \amp d) \ \ \amp \amp f(x) + \frac{1}{x} \end{align*}
  6. Explain why \(f(x) = \ln |x|\) cannot have a Taylor series centred at \(\alpha = 0\text{.}\) (3)