Find the First Three Nonzero Terms of the Maclaurin Series

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Short Answer

Find the first three nonzero terms of the Maclaurin series for the function by using an appropriate substitution in a known Maclaurin series and performing any algebraic operations that are required. State the radius of convergence of the series.

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