Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - 11.7 Taylor Series - Exercises - Page 589: 63

Answer

We prove that $f\left( x \right) = \sinh x = \dfrac{{{{\rm{e}}^x} - {{\rm{e}}^{ - x}}}}{2}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\dfrac{1}{2}\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{1 - {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^n}}}{{n!}}{x^n}$, for all $x$.

Work Step by Step

We have $f\left( x \right) = \sinh x = \dfrac{{{{\rm{e}}^x} - {{\rm{e}}^{ - x}}}}{2}$. In Example 3 it is shown that ${{\rm{e}}^x}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{{x^n}}}{{n!}}$. Also, it is known in Exercise 62 that ${{\rm{e}}^{ - x}}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{{{\left( { - 1} \right)}^n}{x^n}}}{{n!}}$ for all $x$. Therefore, $f\left( x \right) = \sinh x = \dfrac{{{{\rm{e}}^x} - {{\rm{e}}^{ - x}}}}{2}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\dfrac{1}{2}\left( {\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{{x^n}}}{{n!}} - \mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{{{\left( { - 1} \right)}^n}{x^n}}}{{n!}}} \right) = \dfrac{1}{2}\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \dfrac{{1 - {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^n}}}{{n!}}{x^n}$, for all $x$.
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