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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 7 b Solution by
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The usual interior condition for the binomial series is , giving as its open interval of convergence. In this particular square-root case the full series also converges absolutely at both endpoints, so the maximal real range on which its sum equals the original function isFor an endpoint check, write , where and . Then by telescoping, establishing absolute convergence at . The square-root binomial series at its endpoints proves continuity of the sum there. The endpoint values are at and at . Outside this range the power-series terms do not tend to zero. A three-term truncation remains an approximation, rather than an exact formula throughout the interval.
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