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Recover an inverse-cosine tangent from its Maclaurin coefficients

Given cos⁡y=1−ex/4\cos y=\sqrt{1-e^x/4} and 0<y<π/20<y<\pi/2, show sin⁡(2y)y′=ex/4\sin(2y)y^{\prime}=e^x/4. By further differentiation find the Maclaurin series for yy through x2x^2 in exact form. marks

Deduce the tangent to y=cos⁡−1 ⁣1−ex/4y=\cos^{-1}\!\sqrt{1-e^x/4} at x=0x=0. marks

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CJC · Review problems · Question 8

The radical and the branch 0<y<pi/2 determine y(0).

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