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OpenStudy (el_arrow):

Help! find the taylor series for f(x) center at the given value

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

f(x)=9x^-2 and a=1

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

i already got the series i just need the sum |dw:1437185617267:dw|

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

@triciaal @Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

i got 9 - 18/1! (x-1) + 52/2! (x-1)^2 - 216/3! (x-1)^3 + 1080/4! (x-1)^4 - 6480/5! (x-1)^5

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

@dumbcow

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

@Concentrationalizing help with one more problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you mean? You have the series but need the sum? Saying you need a sum implies that there's a numerical answer when there isnt.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You mean you need the nth term?

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

yeah thats what i meant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I would suggest doing what we did before, actually. Consider integrating the function and then applying the new center. \[\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ 9 }{ x^{2} }dx = -\frac{ 9 }{ x }+C\] Now I want to shift this antiderivative. It would have been too difficult to do so while it was squared, though. So what we can do is write this in the form of a geo-series by doing this: \[-\frac{ 9 }{ x } + C = \frac{ 9 }{ 1-x-1 } = \frac{ 9 }{ 1-(x+1) } = 9\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} (x+1)^{n} + C\] Now proceed exactly like we did in the last problem. Since we'll be differentiating, we don't need to worry about the +C.

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

okay so that would be (9x+1)^n right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, the 9 is just stuck outside. Not much you can do with it. Gotta head out, though. Good luck :)

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

@iambatman could you please help?

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