Infinite series – HP 49g+ User Manual

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Please notice that functions SIGMAVX and SIGMA are designed for
integrands that involve some sort of integer function like the factorial (!)
function shown above. Their result is the so-called discrete derivative, i.e.,
one defined for integer numbers only.

Definite integrals

In a definite integral of a function, the resulting anti-derivative is evaluated at
the upper and lower limit of an interval (a,b) and the evaluated values
subtracted. Symbolically, we write

),

(

)

(

)

(

a

F

b

F

dx

x

f

b

a

=

where f(x) = dF/dx.

To calculate definite integrals of functions using the CAS variable VX
(typically, ‘X’), use function PREVAL(f(x),a,b). For example,

Infinite series

A function f(x) can be expanded into an infinite series around a point x=x

0

by

using a Taylor’s series, namely,

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