009C Sample Final 2, Problem 7

(a) Consider the function  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f(x)=\bigg(1-\frac{1}{2}x\bigg)^{-2}.}   Find the first three terms of its Binomial Series.

(b) Find its radius of convergence.

Foundations:

Solution:

(a)

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Step 2:

(b)

Step 1:
The Maclaurin series of  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{1}{(1-x)^2}}   is
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty (n+1)x^n.}
So, the Maclaurin series of  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{1}{(1-\frac{1}{2}x)^2}}   is
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty (n+1)\bigg(\frac{1}{2}x\bigg)^n=\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(n+1)x^n}{2^n}.}

Step 2:

Final Answer:
(a)
(b)

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