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    Q4 Quiz 1 A

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    This document provides a 6 question quiz on calculus concepts including: 1) Obtaining the first 4 terms and general term of the Maclaurin series for f(x) = (4 + x^2)^(-1) and finding its interval of convergence. 2) Evaluating a limit using the Maclaurin series for arctan(x) and verifying with L'Hopital's rule. 3) Writing the 4th degree Taylor polynomial for ln(x) centered at x = e using the definition and derivatives. The quiz requires using properties of power series, Maclaurin series, and Taylor polynomials to solve problems related to limits, approximations,

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    This document provides a 6 question quiz on calculus concepts including: 1) Obtaining the first 4 terms and general term of the Maclaurin series for f(x) = (4 + x^2)^(-1) and finding its interval of convergence. 2) Evaluating a limit using the Maclaurin series for arctan(x) and verifying with L'Hopital's rule. 3) Writing the 4th degree Taylor polynomial for ln(x) centered at x = e using the definition and derivatives. The quiz requires using properties of power series, Maclaurin series, and Taylor polynomials to solve problems related to limits, approximations,

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    This document provides a 6 question quiz on calculus concepts including: 1) Obtaining the first 4 terms and general term of the Maclaurin series for f(x) = (4 + x^2)^(-1) and finding its interval of convergence. 2) Evaluating a limit using the Maclaurin series for arctan(x) and verifying with L'Hopital's rule. 3) Writing the 4th degree Taylor polynomial for ln(x) centered at x = e using the definition and derivatives. The quiz requires using properties of power series, Maclaurin series, and Taylor polynomials to solve problems related to limits, approximations,

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    Q4 Quiz 1 A

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    2021: CALCULUS BC 2: QUIZ 1 – FORM A

    Write out your solutions on binder or graph paper in an organized and legible way. You must always support
    your answers with convincing work! Please circle or box your final answer. NO NOTES! NO Calculator!

    Write out this pledge in your own writing and then sign your name:
    “ I affirm that I will not give or receive any unauthorized help on this exam, and that all work will be my own.”
    Signature: ____________________________________________

    Here are some Maclaurin series to use in the problems throughout this quiz.

    1 x3 x5 x 7 x 2 x3
    = 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + ... tan −1 ( x) = x − + − + ... ex = 1 + x + + + ...
    1− x 3 5 7 2! 3!
    3x
    1. a) Obtain the first 4 terms and the general term for a Maclaurin series for f ( x) = by making an
    4 + x2
    1
    appropriate modification of y = (5 pts)
    1− x
    b) Find the IOC for f ( x ) . (3 pts)

    x − arctan( x)
    2. a) Evaluate this limit: lim using one of the series provided above. (3 pts)
    x →0 2 x3
    b) Then verify your result using L’Hopital’s Rule. (3 pts)

    3. Use the definition of a Taylor series to write a 4th degree polynomial T4 ( x) for f ( x ) = ln( x ) centered
    about x = e . Show all the steps (IE, the derivatives) that lead to your answer. Then define f(x) as an
    infinite series in sigma notation. (6 pts)

    1
    4. a) Show how to create the power series for y = arctan(x) starting with the series for y = . (3 pts)
    1− x
    b) Show that the IOC for the power series found in part (a) is [-1, 1]. (3 pts)

    1/ 2
    5. a) Use the Maclaurin series for e x to find the first 4 terms of the series for  e − x dx . (5 pts)
    3

    0
    1/ 2
     e − x dx using the 4 terms you found in part (a). What is the upper
    3
    b) Consider the approximation for
    0

    bound for the error of this approximation? Leave your answer in calculator-ready form. (2 pts)
    c) What are the properties of this series that allow you to use this value for the Error Bound? (2 pts)

    1 1
    6. Consider a 4th degree Taylor polynomial, centered at x = 0, for f ( x ) = e x for −  x  . What is the La
    3 3

    Grange Error Bound when the polynomial is used to approximate 3


    x = x1/3 ? Leave your answer in
    calculator-ready form. (5 pts)

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