Define a power series.

An infinite series of polynomials representing a function, generally expressed as $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

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Define a power series.

An infinite series of polynomials representing a function, generally expressed as $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

What is $a_n$ in a power series?

$a_n$ is a sequence of real numbers in the power series $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

What does 'r' represent in a power series?

'r' represents a real number in the power series $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

How can you find the power series of $x^2e^x$ if you know the power series of $e^x$ ?

Multiply the power series of $e^x$ by $x^2$ .

How to find the power series of $f'(x)$ if you have the power series for $f(x)$ ?

Take the derivative of each term in the power series of $f(x)$ .

Find the power series for $x^2e^x$ .

Start with $e^x = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^n}{n!}$ . 2. Multiply each term by $x^2$ . 3. Result: $x^2 + x^3 + \frac{x^4}{2!} + \frac{x^5}{3!} + ... + \frac{x^{n+2}}{n!} + ...$

Find $h'(x)$ if $h(x)$ is the power series of $\cos(x)$ centered at $x=0$ .

Start with $h(x) = 1 - \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + ... + \frac{(-1)^nx^{2n}}{(2n)!} + ...$ . 2. Take the derivative of each term. 3. Result: $-x + \frac{x^3}{3!} - \frac{x^5}{5!} + ... + \frac{(-1)^nx^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)!} + ...$

Find the first four nonzero terms and the general term for an infinite series that represents $f'(x)$ , where $f(x)=x-\frac{x^3}{3}+\frac{x^5}{5}-\frac{x^7}{7}+...+\frac{(-1)^nx^{2n+1}}{2n+1}+...$

Take the derivative of each term in $f(x)$ . 2. $f'(x) = 1 - x^2 + x^4 - x^6 + ... + (-1)^nx^{2n} + ...$

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Define a power series.

An infinite series of polynomials representing a function, generally expressed as $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

What is $a_n$ in a power series?

$a_n$ is a sequence of real numbers in the power series $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

What does 'r' represent in a power series?

'r' represents a real number in the power series $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}{a_n(x-r)}$ .

How can you find the power series of $x^2e^x$ if you know the power series of $e^x$ ?

Multiply the power series of $e^x$ by $x^2$ .

How to find the power series of $f'(x)$ if you have the power series for $f(x)$ ?

Take the derivative of each term in the power series of $f(x)$ .

Find the power series for $x^2e^x$ .

Start with $e^x = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{x^n}{n!}$ . 2. Multiply each term by $x^2$ . 3. Result: $x^2 + x^3 + \frac{x^4}{2!} + \frac{x^5}{3!} + ... + \frac{x^{n+2}}{n!} + ...$

Find $h'(x)$ if $h(x)$ is the power series of $\cos(x)$ centered at $x=0$ .

Start with $h(x) = 1 - \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + ... + \frac{(-1)^nx^{2n}}{(2n)!} + ...$ . 2. Take the derivative of each term. 3. Result: $-x + \frac{x^3}{3!} - \frac{x^5}{5!} + ... + \frac{(-1)^nx^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)!} + ...$

Find the first four nonzero terms and the general term for an infinite series that represents $f'(x)$ , where $f(x)=x-\frac{x^3}{3}+\frac{x^5}{5}-\frac{x^7}{7}+...+\frac{(-1)^nx^{2n+1}}{2n+1}+...$

Take the derivative of each term in $f(x)$ . 2. $f'(x) = 1 - x^2 + x^4 - x^6 + ... + (-1)^nx^{2n} + ...$