Edexcel CP2 2021 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleCP2 (Core Pure 2)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicTaylor series
TypeMaclaurin series for inverse trigonometric functions

3. $$f ( x ) = \arcsin x \quad - 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 1$$
  1. Determine the first two non-zero terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the Maclaurin series for \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), giving each coefficient in its simplest form.
  2. Substitute \(x = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) into the answer to part (a) and hence find an approximate value for \(\pi\) Give your answer in the form \(\frac { p } { q }\) where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers to be determined.