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2020 A-Level H2 Mathematics

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Question 3Maclaurin Series and Power Series7 marks

It is given that $\mathrm{f}(x)=\ln \left( 1+\sin 3x \right)$.

  1. Show that $\mathrm{f}''(x)=\frac{k}{1+\sin 3x}$, where $k$ is a constant to be found.

    [3]

  2. Hence find the first three non-zero terms of the Maclaurin expansion of $\mathrm{f}(x)$.

    [4]

Solution step 1, image 1
Solution step 2, image 1

Final Answer:

(i) \(k=-9\); (ii) \(f(x)=3x-\frac92x^2+\frac92x^3+\cdots\)