How do you find the interval of convergence of a Taylor series?
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Textbook Solutions for Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Question
Nonconvergence to f Consider the function
\(f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} e^{-1 / x^{2}} & \text { if } x \neq 0 \\ 0 & \text { if } x=0 \end{array}\right.\)
a. Use the definition of the derivative to show that \(f^{\prime}(0)=0\).
b. Assume the fact that \(f^{(k)}(0)=0\), for k = 1, 2, 3, .... (You can write a proof using the definition of the derivative.) Write the Taylor series for f centered at 0.
c. Explain why the Taylor series for f does not converge to f for \(x \neq 0\).
Solution
The first step in solving 9.3 problem number 80 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Nonconvergence to f Consider the function \(f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} e^{-1 / x^{2}} & \text { if } x \neq 0 \\ 0 & \text { if } x=0 \end{array}\right.\)a. Use the definition of the derivative to show that \(f^{\prime}(0)=0\). b. Assume the fact that \(f^{(k)}(0)=0\), for k = 1, 2, 3, .... (You can write a proof using the definition of the derivative.) Write the Taylor series for f centered at 0. c. Explain why the Taylor series for f does not converge to f for \(x \neq 0\).
From the textbook chapter Taylor Series you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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