OCR Further Pure Core 1 2018 March — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFurther Pure Core 1 (Further Pure Core 1)
Year2018
SessionMarch
TopicTaylor series
TypeMatch series to function form

8 You are given that \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = ( 1 - a \sin x ) \mathrm { e } ^ { b x }\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants. The first three terms in the Maclaurin expansion of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) are \(1 + 2 x + \frac { 3 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 }\).
  1. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
  2. Explain if there is any restriction on the value of \(x\) in order for the expansion to be valid.