The Maclaurin series for is for

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Infinite Sequences and Series · Infinite Sequences and Series

Problem

The Maclaurin series for arctan⁡x\arctan x is arctan⁡x=∑n=0∞(−1)nx2n+12n+1\displaystyle \arctan x=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}(-1)^n\dfrac{x^{2n+1}}{2n+1} for ∣x∣≤1,  x≠±1|x|\le 1,\;x\ne\pm 1. Determine a power series representation for 11+x2\dfrac{1}{1+x^{2}} and state its radius of convergence.

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