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Ch. 11 - Power Series
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 11, Problema 11.R.47

Convergence Write the remainder term Rₙ(x) for the Taylor series for the following functions centered at the given point a. Then show that lim ₙ → ∞ |Rₙ(x)| = 0, for all x in the given interval.
ƒ(x) = sinh x + cosh x, a = 0, - ∞ < x < ∞

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Identify the function and the center of the Taylor series expansion. Here, the function is \(f(x) = \sinh x + \cosh x\) and the center is \(a = 0\).
Recall the Taylor series remainder term in Lagrange form: \[R_n(x) = \frac{f^{(n+1)}(c)}{(n+1)!} (x - a)^{n+1}\] where \(c\) is some number between \(a\) and \(x\).
Find the \((n+1)\)-th derivative of \(f(x)\). Since \(f(x) = \sinh x + \cosh x\), note that the derivatives cycle in a predictable way. Compute \(f^{(n+1)}(x)\) explicitly or recognize the pattern.
Express the remainder term \(R_n(x)\) using the derivative found, substituting \(a=0\): \[R_n(x) = \frac{f^{(n+1)}(c)}{(n+1)!} x^{n+1}\] with \(c\) between \(0\) and \(x\).
To show that \(\lim_{n \to \infty} |R_n(x)| = 0\) for all real \(x\), analyze the growth of the numerator \(|f^{(n+1)}(c)|\) and the factorial in the denominator. Use the fact that factorial growth dominates exponential growth to conclude the limit is zero.

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