I am looking for syntax for WolframAlpha, which would evaluate a series at a given point. My goal is to have a sheet of practice exercises with links to solutions in WolframAlpha.
Example problem: Approximate the value of $\sqrt{102}$ using Taylor series of appropriate function at appropriate point of 2nd order.
The solution on paper is straightforward: calculate a Taylor series of 2nd order of $f(x)=\sqrt{x}$ at $x_0=100$ and plug in $x=102$ . In WolframAlpha, I can get the Taylor series with a query such as "Taylor series of sqrt(x) at x=100 to order 2". I can also evaluate any expression via "evaluate x^2+2x+1 at x=102". Is there any way to evaluate the series at a given point?
I tried many combinations of verbose commands as well as direct Mathematica inputs, but nothing seems to work. I have a feeling it has something to do with the error term.
This is quite a hacky solution, but you can nest "
Limit",Sum, andSeriesCoefficientto produce what you want, although WA is very particular about the syntax (link):Neither using the symbol
Limitnor natural language, e.g.Limit[Sum[...], x->2.0]/limit Sum[...] as x->2.0, returned any useful results. Replace2.0with2if an exact result is desired.I'm including a screenshot of the output for posterity: