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Infinite Sequences and Series (BC Only)

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the radius of convergence for the power series ∑n=0∞(n+32n)(x−4)n\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\left(\frac{n+3}{2^{n}}\right)(x-4)^n∑n=0∞​(2nn+3​)(x−4)n centered at x =4?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For a function whose third derivative is always negative, how does constructing its second-degree Taylor polynomial about x=cx = cx=c affect its estimation errors for values x>cx > cx>c?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the first term (a1a_1a1​) of the geometric series represented by ∑n=0∞52n\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{5}{2^n}∑n=0∞​2n5​?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that the fifth-degree Taylor polynomial for f(x)=e2xf(x) = e^{2x}f(x)=e2x centered at x=0x=0x=0 is used to approximate f(0.1)f(0.1)f(0.1), which of the following values most closely represents the absolute error of this approximation?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the primary purpose of using Taylor polynomial approximations?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What does the expression ∑n=0∞f(n)(a)n!(x−a)n\sum_{n=0}^\infty \dfrac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x-a)^n∑n=0∞​n!f(n)(a)​(x−a)n represent?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a function's sixth-degree Maclaurin polynomial is used instead of its third-degree counterpart to predict values around zero, how many more initial derivatives compared to the third degree must be precisely calculated on an interval containing zero to guarantee an improved estimate within this range?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the series ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1(5n)n!\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n+1}(5^n)}{n!}∑n=1∞​n!(−1)n+1(5n)​ converges, to which of the following values does it approximate closest?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

The fifth term (a5a_5a5​) in an arithmetic sequence characterized by having its first three terms as 6,8,106, 8, 106,8,10 would be what value?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the third-degree Taylor polynomial approximation of f(x)=exf(x) = e^xf(x)=ex centered at x=0x=0x=0?