MATH2015 Tutorial 1
MATH2015 Tutorial 1
MATH2015 Tutorial 1
1. Find the first three nonzero terms of the Maclaurin expansion of the given functions:
1 x x
(c) f ( x) cos 2 x (d) f ( x) (e e )
2
2. Find the first two nonzero terms of the Maclaurin expansion of the given functions:
3. Find the first four nonzero terms of the Maclaurin expansions of the given functions by
using the expansions of the basic functions already done (that is, for
e x ,cos x,sin x,ln(1 x),(1 x)n )
1
(a) f ( x) e3 x (b) f ( x) sin x
2
(c) f ( x) x cos 4 x (d) f ( x) ln(1 x 2 )
(e) f ( x) x2 ln(1 x)2
4. Find the first three nonzero terms of the Taylor expansion for the given function and
given value of a .
(a) e x (a 2) (b) ln x(a 3) (c) tan x(a )
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5. Evaluate the given functions by using three terms of the appropriate Taylor series.