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Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems
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Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems

Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems

Book edition 9th
Author(s) R. Kent Nagle, Edward B. Saff, Arthur David Snider
Pages 616 pages
ISBN 9780321977069

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Question: In Problems 29–34, determine the Taylor series about the point X0 for the given functions and values of X0.

30. f(x)=x-4 x0=1

The required expression is .n-0(-1)n(x-1)

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Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Taylor series

For a function the Taylor series expansion about a point is given by,f (x-x0)= f(x0)+f'(x0). (x-x0)+f'' (x0). (x-x0)22!+f'''(x0) (x-x0)33!+....

Step 2: Derivatives of function at x0.

We have to calculate the Taylor series expansion for, f (x) = x-1 at x0=1.

Calculating the derivatives of function at x0 .

f(x)= x-1 then f(x0) =1

f'(x)= x-2 then f'(x0) =-1

f''(x)= 2x-3 then f''(x0) =2

f'''(x)= 6x-4 then f'''(x0) =-6

f''''(x)= 24x-5 then f''''(x0) =24

Step 3: Substitute the derivatives in Taylor series

Substituting the above derivatives in Taylor series expansion for the function at x0=1, then,

(x-1)-1= 1-1(x-1)+2.(x-1)22!-6(x-1)33!+24.(x-1)44!+.... = 1-(x-1)+(x-1)2-(x-1)3+(x-1)4+.... =n-0(-1)n.(x-1)n

Hence, the required expression is =n-0(-1)n.(x-1)n

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