A Power Series Is Better Than The Quotient Rule

Calculus Level 5

Compute the 7th derivative of f ( x ) f(x) at x = 0 x = 0 . f ( x ) = e x 1 + x 3 f(x) = \frac{e^x}{1 + x^3}


The answer is 4831.

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1 solution

Rimson Junio
Sep 1, 2015

e x = 1 + x + x 2 2 ! + x 3 3 ! + x 4 4 ! + . . . e^x=1+x+\frac{x^2}{2!}+\frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^4}{4!}+... 1 1 + x 3 = 1 x 3 + x 6 x 9 + x 12 . . . \frac{1}{1+x^3}=1-x^3+x^6-x^9+x^{12}-... The previous equation is obtained by viewing 1 1 + x 3 \frac{1}{1+x^3} as a geometric series with first term 1 1 and a common ratio of x 3 -x^3 . This is of course if x 3 < 1 |x^3|<1 . Now, f ( x ) = ( 1 + x + x 2 2 ! + x 3 3 ! + x 4 4 ! + . . . ) ( 1 x 3 + x 6 x 9 + x 12 . . . ) f(x)=(1+x+\frac{x^2}{2!}+\frac{x^3}{3!}+\frac{x^4}{4!}+...)(1-x^3+x^6-x^9+x^{12}-...) We are only interested in combining those terms that will result to a degree of 7. Those that are of degree less than 7 will become zero by getting their seventh derivatives and those that are higher than 7 will become zero too , because they still contain x x upon getting the seventh derivative and substituting x = 0. x=0. The seventh degree terms are: x 7 7 ! x 7 4 ! + x 7 1 ! \frac{x^7}{7!}-\frac{x^7}{4!}+\frac{x^7}{1!} and the seventh derivative at x = 0 x=0 is 7 ! 7 ! 7 ! 4 ! + 7 ! 1 ! = 4831 \frac{7!}{7!}-\frac{7!}{4!}+\frac{7!}{1!}=4831

Nice solution

Atul Shivam - 5 years, 8 months ago

nice solution! did the same way...

Rahil Sehgal - 4 years ago

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