Appendix D
Useful Series
The first four series are valid ifjxj<1; the fifth is valid forx^2 <a^2 ; and the last three are valid for all real
x.
.1Cx/1=2D 1 C1
2
x1
8
x^2 C1
16
x^3 5
128
x^4 C7
256
x^5 21
1024
x^6 C33
2048
x^7 429
32768
x^8 C(D.1).1x/1=2D 1 1
2
x1
8
x^2 1
16
x^3 5
128
x^4 7
256
x^5 21
1024
x^6 33
2048
x^7 429
32768
x^8 (D.2).1Cx/1=2D 1 1
2
xC3
8
x^2 5
16
x^3 C35
128
x^4 63
256
x^5 C231
1024
x^6 429
2048
x^7 C6435
32768
x^8 (D.3).1x/1=2D 1 C1
2
xC3
8
x^2 C5
16
x^3 C35
128
x^4 C63
256
x^5 C231
1024
x^6 C429
2048
x^7 C6435
32768
x^8 C(D.4)1
aCxD
1
ax
a^2C
x^2
a^3x^3
a^4C
x^4
a^5x^5
a^6C (D.5)
exD 1 CxCx^2
2C
x^3
6C
x^4
24C
x^5
120C
x^6
720C
x^7
5040C
x^8
40320C
x^9
362880C (D.6)
sinxDxx^3
6C
x^5
120x^7
5040C
x^9
362880x^11
39916800C
x^13
6227020800(D.7)
cosxD 1 x^2
2C
x^4
24x^6
720C
x^8
40320x^10
3628800C
x^12
479001600