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Maclaurin Series

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Given f(x)=e3x\displaystyle f(x)=e^{3x}, obtain the Maclaurin expansion for f(x)\displaystyle f(x) up to, and including, the term in x3\displaystyle x^3.
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Given f(x)=sin⁡4x\displaystyle f(x)=\sin 4x, obtain the Maclaurin expansion for f(x)\displaystyle f(x) up to, and including, the term in x3\displaystyle x^3.
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Use the answers from the previous two examples to obtain the Maclaurin expansion for e3xsin⁡4x\displaystyle e^{3x}\sin 4x up to, and including, the term in x3\displaystyle x^3.
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Use the answer to Example 3 to obtain the first three non-zero terms of the Maclaurin expansion for ddx(e3xsin⁡4x)\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}(e^{3x}\sin 4x).
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Given the following power series: sec⁡2x=1+x2+23x4+⋯\displaystyle \sec^2 x = 1+x^2+\frac{2}{3}x^4+\cdots deduce the Maclaurin series for tan⁡2x\displaystyle \tan 2x up to, and including the term in x5\displaystyle x^5.
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2023 P2 Q15
(3, 3, 2)8 Marks

A function f(x)\displaystyle f(x) has the following properties:

f′(x)=x+11+(x+1)4\displaystyle f'(x) = \frac{x+1}{1+(x+1)^4}

the first term in the Maclaurin expansion of f(x)\displaystyle f(x) is 1.

(a)Find the Maclaurin expansion of f(x)\displaystyle f(x) up to and including the term in x2.\displaystyle x^2.

(b)Use the substitution u=(x+1)2\displaystyle u=(x+1)^2 to find ∫x+11+(x+1)4dx.\displaystyle \int \frac{x+1}{1+(x+1)^4}dx.

(c)Determine an expression for f(x).\displaystyle f(x).

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2024 P2 Q7
(2, 2, 2)6 Marks

(a)Find and simplify the Maclaurin expansion, up to and including the term in x3\displaystyle x^3, for:

(i) e2x\displaystyle e^{2x}

(ii) sin⁡3x\displaystyle \sin 3x

(b)Hence find the Maclaurin expansion for e2sin⁡3x\displaystyle e^{2 \sin 3x} up to and including the term in x3.\displaystyle x^3.

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2025 P2 Q6
(2, 2)4 Marks

(a)Find and simplify the Maclaurin expansion, up to and including the term in x4\displaystyle x^4, for cos⁡3x.\displaystyle \cos 3x.

(b)Hence find and simplify the Maclaurin expansion, up to and including the term in x4\displaystyle x^4, for cos⁡23x.\displaystyle \cos^2 3x.

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2026 P2 Q3
(2, 2, 2)6 Marks

(a)Find and simplify the Maclaurin expansion, up to and including the term in x3\displaystyle x^{3}, for:

(i) e3x\displaystyle e^{3x}

(ii) ln⁡(1+x).\displaystyle \ln(1+x).

(b)Hence find and simplify the Maclaurin expansion, up to and including the term in x3\displaystyle x^{3}, for e3xln⁡(11+x).\displaystyle e^{3x}\ln\left(\frac{1}{1+x}\right).

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