Question 0807

Maclaurin Series
2007 Paper 2 Question 3 Variant

Question

(i)
By successively differentiating (1+x)n,{(1 + x)^n,} find Maclaurin's series for (1+x)n,{(1 + x)^n,} up to and including the term in x3.{x^3.}
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(ii)
Obtain the expansion of
(4+x)52(12x2)12(4 + x)^{\frac{5}{2}}(1 - 2 x^2)^{\frac{1}{2}}
up to and including the term in x3.{x^3.}
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(iii)
Find the set of values of x{x} for which the expansion in part (ii) is valid.
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