Question Bank • QB_EM_CALC_018 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

Calculus

Subtopic: Fourier, Taylor and MacLaurin series

Question Statement:

The Taylor series expansion of an infinitely differentiable function $f(x)$ about $x = a$ is given by:

Options:

  • (A) $\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x - a)^n$
  • (B) $\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{(n+1)!}(x - a)^n$
  • (C) $\sum_{n=0}^\infty f^{(n)}(a)(x - a)^n$
  • (D) $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{f^{(n)}(0)}{n!}(x - a)^n$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

By definition, the Taylor series of $f(x)$ about the expansion center $x = a$ is: $f(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + \frac{f''(a)}{2!}(x-a)^2 + \dots = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x - a)^n$ When $a = 0$, this formula reduces to the Maclaurin series.
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