University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.8 - Taylor and Maclaurin Series - Exercises - Page 537: 43

Answer

$L(x)=1$ and $Q(x)=1+\dfrac{x^2}{2!}$

Work Step by Step

We have $f(x) = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt {1-x^2}}$ and $f'(x)=\dfrac{x}{(1-x^2)^{3/2}} ; \\f''(x)=\dfrac{1}{(1-x^2)^{3/2}}+\dfrac{3x^2}{(1-x^2)^{5/2}}$ $\implies f(0)=1; f'(0)=1; f''(0)=1$ Therefore, $L(x)=f(0)+xf'(0)=1$ and $Q(x) =f(0) x +xf'(0) +\dfrac{x^2}{2!}f''(0)=1+\dfrac{x^2}{2!}$ So, $L(x)=1$ and $Q(x)=1+\dfrac{x^2}{2!}$
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