State carefully the formula for integration by parts for functions of a real variable.
Let f:(−1,1)→R be infinitely differentiable. Prove that for all n⩾1 and all t∈(−1,1),
f(t)=f(0)+f′(0)t+2!1f′′(0)t2+…+(n−1)!1f(n−1)(0)tn−1+(n−1)!1∫0tf(n)(x)(t−x)n−1dx.
By considering the function f(x)=log(1−x) at x=1/2, or otherwise, prove that the series
n=1∑∞n2n1
converges to log2.