Is it possible? Why?
2007-08-05 03:13:23 · 3 answers · asked by nivik 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
(2-3x)^2*(2-3x)^0.5
(4-12x+9x^2)(2-3x)^0.5
2007-08-05 03:33:16 · answer #1 · answered by ptolemy862000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is possible. This is due to Taylor's theorem. If you are not knowledgeable in calculus, this can not be solved with simple methods that im aware of. Without calculus it is impossible (so if you are in a non calc class you should say it is not possible because only expressions to an integer power can be simplified).
Go to this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor's_theorem#Taylor.27s_theorem_in_one_variable
and go to the 1st section and look at the formula under the expansion of e^x. This is the formula you must use to expand the expression. however, to make this simpler replace any ((x-a)^n with x^n. This is the simpler version or the Mcclaurin series. Thus, by taking the derivative multiple times (4 times in this case), we can expand the expression to the approximation with 5 terms
2007-08-05 10:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not possible.
n=2.5
n must be integer not fraction.
2007-08-05 10:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋