We can use this power series to approximate the constant  . a) First, evaluate arctan(1) . (You do not need the series to evaluate it.) b) Use your answer from part (a) and the power series above to find a series representation for  . (The answer will be just a series – not a power series.) c) Verify that the series you found in part (b) converges. d) Use your convergent series from part (b) to approximate  with |error| < 0.5. e) How many terms would you need to approximate  with |error| < 0.001?

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Answer:

(a)

[tex]\arctan(1) = \frac{\pi}{4}[/tex]

(b)

[tex]\pi = \sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{4(-1)^n}{2n+1}[/tex]

(c)

Therefore if you sum any three terms of it you get the desired accuracy.

(d)

If you sum 1999 terms you get the desired accuracy.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information given we know that

[tex]\arctan(x) = \sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty} \, (-1)^{n} \frac{x^{2n+1} }{2n+1}[/tex]

(a)

For that you need to find and angle [tex]\theta[/tex] such that [tex]\tan(\theta)[/tex]= 1, remember that

[tex]\tan(\frac{\pi}{4}) = 1[/tex] therefore  

[tex]\arctan(1) = \frac{\pi}{4}[/tex]

(b)

[tex]\frac{\pi}{4} = \sum\limits_{n = 0}^{\infty} (-1)^{n} \frac{(1)^{2n+1}}{2n+1} = \sum\limits_{n = 0}^{\infty}\frac{ (-1)^{n} }{2n+1}[/tex]

Then you just multiply by 4 and get that

[tex]\pi = \sum\limits_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{4(-1)^n}{2n+1}[/tex]

(c)

Using the alternating series test, since the sequence  [tex]1/(2n+1)[/tex]  is decreasing and its limit tends to 0 when n tends to infinity the series is convergent.

(d)

Using the estimation theorem of alternating series we know that if [tex]s_n[/tex] denotes the partial sum of the series then

[tex]\big| R_n \big| = \big| \pi - s_n \big| \leq \frac{4}{2(n+1)+1}[/tex]

Therefore we are looking for an [tex]n[/tex] such that

[tex]\frac{4}{2(n+1)+1} \leq 0.5[/tex]

we just have to solve that inequality, when you solve that inequality you get that

[tex]n \geq 2.5[/tex]

Therefore if you sum any three terms of it you get the desired accuracy.

(e) For this part you need to solve the following inequality

[tex]\frac{4}{2(n+1)+1} \leq 0.001[/tex]

When you solve that inequality you get that

[tex]n\geq 1998.5[/tex]

so, if you sum 1999 terms you get the desired accuracy.