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Taylor Series Practice Questions

The document provides 10 multiple choice questions about Taylor polynomials and power series. Specifically, it asks about: - Writing the first 3 terms of Taylor polynomials given information about the function and its derivatives at a point - Approximating function values using Taylor polynomials - Identifying terms in Taylor polynomials for specific functions - Identifying functions that Maclaurin series represent - Finding radii and intervals of convergence for power series

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Taylor Series Practice Questions

The document provides 10 multiple choice questions about Taylor polynomials and power series. Specifically, it asks about: - Writing the first 3 terms of Taylor polynomials given information about the function and its derivatives at a point - Approximating function values using Taylor polynomials - Identifying terms in Taylor polynomials for specific functions - Identifying functions that Maclaurin series represent - Finding radii and intervals of convergence for power series

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Practice Multiple Choice

1) For a particular function ​f​, ​f ​(1) = 4, f​ ​’(1) = 5, and ​f ​’’(1) = 1. Write the first
3 non-zero terms for the Taylor polynomial of ​f​.
(x−1)2
A) − 4 − 5(x − 1) − 2
2
B) 4 + 5(x − 1) + (x − 1)
5(x−1)2 (x−1)3
C) 4(x − 1) + 2 + 6
(x−1)2
D) 4 + 5(x − 1) + 2
x2
E) 4 + 5x + 2

2) Using the fifth-degree Taylor polynomial of the function ​f​ (​x​) = tan​-1​x​, find
the approximation for ​f​ (1).
A) 1 − 13 + 15
1 1
B) 1 − 3! + 5!
1 1
C) 1 + 3 + 5
1 1
D) 1 + 3! + 5!
1 1 1 1
E) 1 − 3 + 5 − 7 + 9

3) What are the first 3 non-zero terms of the Taylor polynomial for the function
f​ (​x​) = ​x​cos(4​x)​ ?
4
A) 1 − 2x2 + x6
32x5
B) x − 8x3 + 3
5
C) 4x − 2x + x6
2
5
D) x + 8x3 + 32x
3
x2 x4
E) 1 − 2 + 24
∞
(−1)n xn
4) ∑ (2n)! represents the Maclaurin series for which function?
n=0
A) e−x
B) cos(√x)
C) sin(− x)
2
D) ex
E) ln(1 + x)

∞
(4x−12)n
5) Determine the radius of convergence, R, for the series ∑ 2+n .
(−3) (n2 +1)
n=0
A) 3
B) 4
C) 0
D) −34
3
E) 4

∞ n
6) What is the interval of convergence for the series ∑ 6
n (4x − 1)n−1 whose
n=0
1
radius of convergence is 24 .
5 7
A) [ 24 , 24 ]
B) ( −1 1
24 , 24 )
5 7
C) [ 24 , 24 )
D) [ −1 1
24 , 24 )
5 7
E) ( 24 , 24 )

1
7) For the Maclaurin series of the function ​f​ (​x​) = 2−x , the coefficient of ​x3​​ is:
A) 2
B) 6
6
C) 16
1
D) 16
E) 1
e2x
8) Let ​f​ (​x​) = x , a function represented by some Maclaurin series. Find the
general term for the Maclaurin series of ​f​ ’(​x​).
n
2 xn−2
A) (n)(n−2)!
(2x)n−1
B) (n−1)!
xn
C) n!
(2x)n−1
D) (x)(n−1)!
(2x)n
E) n!

9) A 4​th​ degree Taylor polynomial is represented by the equation:


P 4 (x) = 1 − 2(x − 5)2 + 9(x − 5)3 + 4(x − 5)4
What is the value of ​f​ ’’’(5)?
A) 9
B) 54
C) 5
D) 4
E) − 2

∞
(−1)n n!(x−5)n
10) Find the radius of convergence for the series ∑ 3n .
n=0
A) 0
B) 5
C) 1
D) 3
E) ∞

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