Friday, March 20, 2020

Casio fx-9860g and fx-CG 50: Binomial Series

Casio fx-9860g and fx-CG 50: Binomial Series

Generating The Binomial Series

The binomial series (1 + b*x)^a can be generated by the series:

(1 + b*x)^a = 1 + a*b*x +  a*(a-1) / 2! * (b*x)^2 + a*(a-1)*(a-2) / 3! * (b*x)^3 + ....

= ∑ ( a NCR k) * (b * x)^k for k = 0 from ∞

where:

(a NCR k) = (a * (a - 1) * (a - 2) * ... * (a - k + 1) ) / k!

The values a and b can be complex and do not have to be integers.

If a is not a positive integer, the series continues on indefinitely. 

Output:  List 5 has the coefficients.  The program BINOMSRS calculates the coefficients and any approximation of that series (f(x)).

Casio fx-9860GII and fx-CG 50 Program BINOMSRS

Lbl 2
"2020-02-24 EWS"
"BINOMIAL SERIES"
"EXPAND (1+BX)^A"
"B"? → B
"A"? → A
Lbl 0
"TERMS (≥3)"? → T
Int T → T
T < 3 ⇒ Goto 0
T → Dim List 5
1 → List 5[1]
1 → N
For 2 → K To T
N (A - (K - 2)) → N
N ÷ (K - 1)! * B^(K - 1) → List 5[K]
Next
Lbl 1
Menu "MENU","LIST COEFS",C,"APPROX F(X)",E,"NEW SERIES",2,"EXIT",X
Lbl C
"COEFS IN List 5"
List 5 ◢
Goto 1
Lbl E
"X"? → X
Sum( List 5 * X^Seq(I, I, 0, T-1, 1) ) → Y
"F(X) IS ABOUT:"
Y ◢
Goto 1
Lbl X 
"DONE"

The program allows the user to evaluate the series for given values and create new series for different problems. 

Download the fx-9860gII and fx-9750gII version: 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fgxjwf4UkyxhY7XIWqx7HRQHJf-PKnbi

Download the fx-CG 50 and fx-CG 10/20 version:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H0Sq2-h6NcWFIw7_pM25PAHHQ2QKtKEy

Example

Expand (1 - x)^(1/2) to six terms.   Approximate f(0.35).

Hint:  Use the fraction key  ( [ a b/c ] or [ []/[] ] ) to get results in fractions (whenever possible). 

b = -1
a = 1/2
t = 6

Coefficients (List 5):
{1, -1/2, -1/8, -1/16, -5/128, -7/256}

(1 - x)^(1/2) ≈ 1 - 1/2 * x - 1/8 * x^2 - 1/16 * x^3 - 5/128 * x^4 - 7/256 * x^5

Approx F(X):  X = 0.35
Result:  0.8062780164


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