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: 64

Answer

We prove that $f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 + x} \right)^{100}}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {100}\\ n \end{array}} \right){x^n}$, for $\left| x \right| \lt 1$.

Work Step by Step

From Table 2, we know that the function ${\left( {1 + x} \right)^a}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} a\\ n \end{array}} \right){x^n}$, for $\left| x \right| \lt 1$, where $a$ is any number (integer or not). Using this fact, therefore, $f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 + x} \right)^{100}}$ is represented by the Maclaurin series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 0}^\infty \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {100}\\ n \end{array}} \right){x^n}$, for $\left| x \right| \lt 1$.
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