# Thread: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

1. ## Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Use Maclaurin’s series:
8.1. to find the first 4 terms of the expansion of Sinh(2x), then
8.2. use this expansion to evaluate Sinh(2x) when x = 0.5, to 4 decimal places

2. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Hello, jono1966!

$\text{8.1 Use Maclaurin’s series to find the first 4 terms of the expansion of }\sinh(2x)$

$\text}8.2. Use this expansion to evaluate }\sinh(2x)\text{ when }x = \frac{1}{2}\text{, to 4 decimal places.}$

The Maclaurin series begins: . $\sinh(2x) \;=\;(2x) + \frac{(2x)^3}{3!} + \frac{(2x)^5}{5!} + \frac{(2x)^7}{7!} + \cdots$

If $x = \tfrac{1}{2}$, we have: . $\sinh(1) \;=\;1 + \frac{1^3}{3!} + \frac{1^5}{5!} + \frac{1^7}{7!} \;=\; 1.175198413$

Therefore: . $\sinh(1) \:\approx\:1.1752$

3. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Use Maclaurin’s series:
8.1. to find the first 4 terms of the expansion of Sinh(2x), then
8.2. use this expansion to evaluate Sinh(2x) when x = 0.5, to 4 decimal places

I have the same question and am struggling thanks for any advice

4. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Originally Posted by dean54321

Use Maclaurin’s series:
8.1. to find the first 4 terms of the expansion of Sinh(2x), then
8.2. use this expansion to evaluate Sinh(2x) when x = 0.5, to 4 decimal places

I have the same question and am struggling thanks for any advice
post #2 is a reply ...

5. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

I need to use the workings below for 8.1 could you give me any advice please. This is so the assessment criteria is covered.

Question 8 – There are standard differential coefficients for both Cosh and Sinh, or you may wish to use their exponential definitions to successively differentiate. It may help to use the exponential definitions when evaluating f(0), f’(0), f’’(0) etc.

I have tried with this so far but am struggling from here thanks.

f"(x)=2^2sinh(2x) so f"(0)=0
f"'(x)=2^3cosh(2x), f"'(0)=2^3
fv(x)=2^4sinh(2x), fv(0)=0

Thanks very much

6. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

There are standard differential coefficients for both Cosh and Sinh, or you may wish to use their exponential definitions to successively differentiate. It may help to use the exponential definitions when evaluating f(0), f’(0), f’’(0) etc.
$\sinh(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x - e^{-x})$

$f(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x - e^{-x}) \text{ ... } f(0) = 0$

$f'(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x + e^{-x}) \text{ ... } f'(0) = 1$

$f''(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x - e^{-x}) \text{ ... } f''(0) = 0$

$f'''(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x + e^{-x}) \text{ ... } f'''(0) = 1$

$f^{iv}(x) = \frac{1}{2}(e^x - e^{-x}) \text{ ... } f^{iv}(0) = 0$

see a pattern?

the general Maclaurin series is ...
$f(x) = f(0) + f'(0)x + \frac{f''(0) x^2}{2!} + \frac{f'''(0) x^3}{3!} + ...$

$\sinh(x) = x + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \frac{x^5}{5!} + \frac{x^7}{7!} + ...$

now find the composite function ...

$\sinh(2x) = ?$

7. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Hi

yes i can see a pattern is the following correct

Sinh (2x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex - e-x)

f (x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex - e-x)..... f (0) = 0
fi (x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex + e-x)..... f (0) = 2
fii (x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex - e-x)..... f (0) = 0
fiii (x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex + e-x)..... f (0) = 2
fiv (x) = 2 x 1/2 (ex - e-x)....... f (0) = 0

putting these values into maclaurins series

Sinh (2x) = 2x + 2x^3/3! + 2 x^5/5! + 2x^7/7! + 2x^9/9! .........

8. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

No, it is not ... please read the last instruction I gave you regarding finding the composite function.

9. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

Sorry I don't get what the composite function is.

10. ## Re: Appreciate Some Guidance, Help, Steps on this question

$f(x) = \sinh(x) = x + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \frac{x^5}{5!} + \frac{x^7}{7!} + ...$

the following are various examples of composite functions of $f[g(x)] = \sinh[g(x)]$ ...

$g(x) = 2x$ ...

$f(2x) = \sinh(2x) = 2x + \frac{(2x)^3}{3!} + \frac{(2x)^5}{5!} + \frac{(2x)^7}{7!} + ...$

$g(x) = x+1$ ...

$f(x+1) = \sinh(x+1) = (x+1) + \frac{(x+1)^3}{3!} + \frac{(x+1)^5}{5!} + \frac{(x+1)^7}{7!} + ...$

$g(x) = x^2$ ...

$f(x^2) = \sinh(x^2) = x^2 + \frac{(x^2)^3}{3!} + \frac{(x^2)^5}{5!} + \frac{(x^2)^7}{7!} + ...$

$g(x) = 3$ ...

$f(3) = \sinh(3) = 3 + \frac{(3)^3}{3!} + \frac{(3)^5}{5!} + \frac{(3)^7}{7!} + ...$

... if you still don't understand, then I recommend you research composite functions.