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Ch. 11 - Power Series
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 11, Problema 11.R.42

Taylor series Write out the first three nonzero terms of the Taylor series for the following functions centered at the given point a. Then write the series using summation notation.
ƒ(x) = 1/(4 + x²), a = 0

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Identify the function and the center point: here, the function is \(f(x) = \frac{1}{4 + x^{2}}\) and the center is \(a = 0\).
Recall the Taylor series formula centered at \(a\): \[f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!} (x - a)^{n}\] where \(f^{(n)}(a)\) is the \(n\)th derivative of \(f\) evaluated at \(x = a\).
Calculate the first few derivatives of \(f(x)\) and evaluate each at \(x=0\): - Compute \(f(0)\), - Compute \(f'(0)\), - Compute \(f''(0)\), - Compute \(f'''(0)\) if needed, until you have enough terms to write the first three nonzero terms.
Write out the first three nonzero terms explicitly using the formula: \[f(x) \approx f(0) + f'(0) x + \frac{f''(0)}{2!} x^{2} + \cdots\] Include only the terms with nonzero coefficients.
Express the Taylor series in summation notation centered at \(a=0\): \[f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^{(n)}(0)}{n!} x^{n}\] where the derivatives \(f^{(n)}(0)\) are as calculated.

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