Edexcel F2 2016 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicTaylor series
TypeTaylor series about π/3 or π/6

4. $$f ( x ) = \sin \left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } x \right)$$
  1. Find the Taylor series expansion for \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) about \(\frac { \pi } { 3 }\) in ascending powers of \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)\) up to and including the term in \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right) ^ { 4 }\)
  2. Hence obtain an estimate of \(\sin \frac { 1 } { 2 }\), giving your answer to 4 decimal places.