Edexcel F2 2022 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2022
SessionJanuary
TopicTaylor series
TypeTaylor series about x = 1

5. $$y = \sqrt { 4 + \ln x } \quad x > \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$
  1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 2 } } = - \frac { 9 + 2 \ln x } { 4 x ^ { 2 } ( 4 + \ln x ) ^ { \frac { 3 } { 2 } } }$$
  2. Hence, or otherwise, determine the Taylor series expansion about \(x = 1\) for \(y\), in ascending powers of ( \(x - 1\) ), up to and including the term in \(( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 }\), giving each coefficient in simplest form.