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Example 8.4.5: A Taylor Series that does not Converge to its Function

Define . Show that:
  • The function is infinitely often differentiable
  • The Taylor series Tg(x, 0) around c = 0 has radius of convergence infinity.
  • The Taylor series Tg(x, 0) around c = 0 does not converge to the original function.

We have already shown before that:

The Taylor series of g is therefore:

Tg(x, 0) = an xn = 1/n! g(n)(0) xn = 0 xn = 0 for all x

In particular, the radius of convergence is infinity. But the original function is not identically equal to zero (g(0) = 0 but g(x) > 0 for x # 0), so that:

Tg(x, 0) # g(x) unless x = 0
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