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    IB Math AAHL
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    Maclaurin
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    [Maximum mark: 19]

    Let ​f(x)=(x+1)ln(x+1).

    1. Show that ​f′′(x)=x+11​.

      [3]

    Let ​f(n)​ denote the ​nth​ derivative of ​f.

    1. Using induction, prove that ​f(n)(x)=(x+1)n−1(−1)n(n−2)!​​ for all ​n∈Z, ​n≥2.

      [6]
    2. Hence find the Maclaurin series expansion for ​f(x)​ as far as the term in ​x6.

      [6]
    3. Using your answer to part (c), find a decimal approximation for ​ln4.

      [4]

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