The following function has a series of the form the sum from n=0 to infinity of c(subn)x^n. Calculate the coefficients c(subn) and express the power series in summation notation.
f(x)=(pi*x)/(pi*x+1)
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f(x) = 1 - 1/(pi*x+1)
f' = pi/(pi*x+1)^2
f'' = -2/(pi*x+1)^3
...
f(x) = 0 + pi*x - (pi*x)^2 + (pi*x)^3 - ...
c_n = -(-1)^n pi^n = -(-pi)^n
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To calculate the coefficients c(subn) and express the power series in summation notation for the function f(x) = (pi*x)/(pi*x+1), we can start by expanding the function as a geometric series.
A geometric series is of the form: Σ( a*r^n ), where Σ denotes the sum, a is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n ranges from 0 to infinity.
In our case, we have f(x) = (pi*x)/(pi*x+1). We need to rewrite it in a form that matches the geometric series.
First, let's factor out pi from the numerator:
f(x) = (pi*x)/(pi*x+1) = pi * (x / (pi*x+1))
Next, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by pi to make the leading coefficient of x equal to 1:
f(x) = pi * (1/pi) * (x / (x + 1/pi))
Now, we can rewrite the function as:
f(x) = (1/pi) * pi * (x / (x + 1/pi))
The term (1/pi) is a constant factor that can be pulled out from the series, so we have:
f(x) = (1/pi) * Σ( (pi*x / (x + 1/pi)) ^ n )
The remaining term (pi * x / (x + 1/pi)) is in the form a*r^n, where a = pi * x and r = 1 / (x + 1/pi).
Therefore, the coefficients c(subn) can be found by evaluating the series term for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on, and expressing the power series in summation notation.
To find the coefficients c(subn), we can substitute the values of a and r into the general formula for a geometric series:
c(subn) = a * r^n
In this case, c(subn) = (pi * x) * (1 / (x + 1/pi))^n
To express the power series in summation notation, we have:
f(x) = (1/pi) * Σ( (pi*x / (x + 1/pi)) ^ n ), where n ranges from 0 to infinity.
Please note that the convergence of this series depends on the value of x and the choice of pi for the constant a.