Edexcel F2 2021 October — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicTaylor series
TypeTaylor series about π/3 or π/6

5. Given that \(y = \tan ^ { 2 } x\)
  1. show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 3 } y } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { 3 } } = 8 \tan x \sec ^ { 2 } x \left( p \sec ^ { 2 } x + q \right)$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers to be determined.
  2. Hence determine the Taylor series expansion about \(\frac { \pi } { 3 }\) of \(\tan ^ { 2 } x\) in ascending powers of \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)\) up to and including the term in \(\left( x - \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right) ^ { 3 }\), giving each coefficient in simplest form.
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