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    taylor series/n-th derivative ahh!

    Hello everyone!
    i'm having probems figuring these 2 problems out: The first one is a taylor series and hte 2nd one is wanting me to find the nth-derivative of f when, f(x) = 4*ln(4*x+2);

    It says, first find the A and so that
    Code:
    21+9x             A                B
    --------   = -----------   +  -----------
    7 + x          7+x              7+x
    so i found the A = 2, and B = 9,
    So i have

    21+9x
    --------
    7+x

    and it says, then use this to determine the Taylor Series for
    21+9x
    -------
    7+x


    the options i have are:
    E stands for sumnation

    A. (3-6)*[E k=1 to infinity (-1)^k-1 (x^k)/(7^k)]
    B. (3+6)*[E k=1 to infinity (-1)^k-1 (x^k)(7^k)]
    C. 6*[E k = 1 to infinity (-1)^k-1 (x^k)/(7^k)]
    D. (3+6)*[E k=1 to infinity (-1)^k-1 (x^k)/(7^k)]
    E. (3+6)*[E k = 1 to infinity (x^k)/(7^k)]

    and the 2nd one:
    find the nth-derivative of f when f(x) = 4*ln(4*x +2);
    What am i suppose to do here exactly? I have maple and I tried to do a taylor series problem and it looks nothing like the choices i have.

    Thanks!

    I was taught basic taylor series, this is why i have no idea on what they even want, I was never shown how to figure out the series itself, just evaluating it
    Last edited by voidflux; Apr 1st, 2004 at 11:23 AM.
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