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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2011 / Paper 1 / 11 / b / iii / Solution

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Use sinx=x−x3/6+O(x5) inside the exponential series:
esinx=1+(x−6x3​)+2x2​+6x3​+O(x4).
(1)
The two cubic contributions cancel, leaving
esinx=1+x+2x2​+O(x4).​
(2)
Thus the coefficient of x3 is zero, even though the function itself is not an even function.

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