University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.10 - The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series - Practice Exercises - Page 553: 54

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Since, we know that the Maclaurin Series for $\cos x$ is defined as: $ \cos x=\Sigma_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{(-1)^n x^{2n}}{(2n)!}=1-\dfrac{x^2}{2!}+\dfrac{x^4}{4!}-...$ Thus, we have the form of the given series as $\cos x$ series. Here, in the given problem $x=\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ Thus, the sum of the series is: $\cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}=\dfrac{1}{2}$
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