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help finding sum of this series?
Hello,
I've been trying to find the sum of
S=1 + x^3/3! + x^6/6! +...
I've tried summing the Mclaurin's series for cos and sin and tried plugging in i here and there but I haven't been able to get anywhere. Some help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
3 Answers
- jibzLv 67 years agoFavorite Answer
We are given S(x) = 1 + x^3/3! + x^6/6! + .... Observe that [ d^3/(dx)^3 ][ S ] = S, and also observe that if y = A⋅e^(Bx), then [ d^3/(dx)^3 ][ y ] = B^3⋅y. Consequently, if
B = 1,
C = (-1 + i√3) / 2,
D = (-1 - i√3) / 2,
i.e. A, B, C are the cube roots of unity and we let
y(x) = (A_1)⋅e^(Bx) + (A_2)⋅e^(Cx) + (A_3)⋅e^(Dx),
then
[ d^3/(dx)^3 ][ y ]
= (A_1)⋅B^3⋅e^(Bx) + (A_2)⋅C^3⋅e^(Cx) + (A_3)⋅D^3⋅e^(Dx)
= (A_1)⋅1⋅e^(Bx) + (A_2)⋅1⋅e^(Cx) + (A_3)⋅1⋅e^(Dx)
= y.
Suppose the coefficients A_1, A_2, A_3 are such that S(x) = y(x). Then
S(0) = y(0),
S'(0) = y'(0),
S"(0) = y"(0),
which, respectively, are
(1): 1 = A_1 + A_2 + A_3,
(2): 0 = (A_1)⋅B + (A_2)⋅C + (A_3)⋅D,
(3): 0 = (A_1)⋅B^2 + (A_2)⋅C^2 + (A_3)⋅D^2,
where (2) and (3) can be rewritten, respectively, as
(4): 0 = A_1 + (A_2)⋅C + (A_3)⋅D,
(5): 0 = A_1 + (A_2)⋅D + (A_3)⋅C,
because B^2 = B = 1, C^2 = D and D^2 = C. So (4) - (5) is 0 = (A_3 - A_2)(D - C). Thus
A_2 = A_3,
which turns (1), (4), respectively, into
1 = A_1 + 2⋅(A_2),
0 = A_1 + (D + C)(A_2).
Taking the difference of these, 1 = (2 - (D+C))(A_2) = 3⋅(A_2). Therefore
A_2 = 1/3,
A_3 = 1/3,
A_1 = 1/3.
In conclusion,
S(x)
= (1/3)⋅e^x + (1/3)⋅e^((-½ + i√3/2)⋅x) + (1/3)⋅e^((-½ - i√3/2)⋅x)
= (1/3)⋅e^x + (1/3)⋅e^(-x/2)⋅e^(x⋅i√3/2) + (1/3)⋅e^(-x/2)⋅e^(-x⋅i√3/2)
= (1/3)⋅e^x + (1/3)⋅e^(-x/2)⋅( e^(x⋅i√3/2) + e^(-xi√3/2) )
= (1/3)⋅e^x + (1/3)⋅e^(-x/2)⋅( cis(x⋅√3/2) + cis(-x⋅√3/2) )
= (1/3)⋅e^x + (1/3)⋅e^(-x/2)⋅( 2⋅cos(x⋅√3/2) ),
i.e.
S(x) = (1/3)⋅e^x + (2/3)⋅cos(x⋅√3/2)⋅e^(-x/2).
- PinkgreenLv 77 years ago
The Maclaurin's series for cosx, sinx are
cosx=1-(x^2)/2!+(x^4)/4!-...
sinx=x-(x^3)/3!+(x^5)/5!-...
cosx+isinx=
1+(ix)^2/2!+(ix)^4/4!+..+
ix+(ix)^3/3!+(ix)^5/5!+...
=
e^(ix).
What is the general term of
1+(x^3)/3!+(x^6)/6!+....?
If it is known and the series is
convergent, then its total sum
could be found approximately
for a given x.
- Anonymous6 years ago
see this looks like e^x . You just put omega*x in place of x why as icube of omega is 1 and square of omega and itself is an imaginary number . so find e^(iwx/i) and compare real and imaginary parts
. I think real part is cos(wx/i)