Math 9C Final Practice 3

Instructions: This exam has a total of 100 points. You have 180 minutes.
You must show all your work to receive full credit. You may use any result done in class.
You are not allowed books, notes, or calculators.
1. Which of the following sequences (an )n1 converges? Which diverges? Give reasons
for your answers!
(a)

n

1
an = 1 +
2n
1

SOLUTION: Converge to e 2 .
(b)

an = cos (n)

1+n
n

n

SOLUTION: Not converge, the cos gives oscillation, but the rest converge to e.
2. Consider the series

X
(1)i

i
i=2

(a) Test if the series converges absolutely. Give reasons for your answer.
(b) Test if the series converges conditionally. Give reasons for your answer.
SOLUTION: Conditionally convergence. Convergence by alternative test, but
conditional by power test.
3. Test if the following series converges or diverges. Give reasons and clearly state if you
are using any standard test.

X
i3 + 7i

1 + i10
i=1
SOLUTION: Converge. By limit comparison test to bi =

1
.
i2

Show limi ai /bi = 1.

4. Determine if the following series converges or diverges. Please give your reason(s).
P+ i!
(a)
i=1 (2i)! .
P 1 1
SOLUTION: Converge, direct comparison test to
.
i1 i
P+
i 1
(b)
i=1 (1) i+1 .
SOLUTION: Converge, by alternative test.

5. Consider the function

f (x) = e 3 x
(a) Find a formula for the ith derivative f (i) (x) of f and then find f 0 (3) .
1
SOLUTION: f (i) = ( 13 )i e 3 x , f 0 (3) = 31 e1
(b) Find the Taylor series for f (x) at x0 = 3, i.e. write f (x) in the form
f (x) =

ai (x 3)i .

i=0

SOLUTION: f (x) =

6. Consider the x-power series

i=0

13

i

e1 (x 3)i .

(1)i+1

i=1

xi
i

(a) Find the radius of convergence of the above power series.

SOLUTION: R = 1.
(b) Find the interval of convergence of the above power series.
SOLUTION: (1, 1].
(c) Find the closed form formula for the function f (x) to which the power series
converges.
SOLUTION: f (x) = ln(x)
(d) Does the series

X
1
i 3i
i=1

converges? If so, find its sum.

SOLUTION: Converge, since by the previous solution, this series is f ( 31 ) and
x = 13 is in the convergence interval. The value is ln 3.
7. A curve is given in polar coordinates by
r = 1 + cos2 (2)
 
(a) Show that the point with Cartesian coordinates (x, y) = 22 , 22 belongs to the
curve.
SOLUTION: Covert to the polar coordinate (1, 4 ) and show that this pair of
numbers satisfies the equation.
 
(b) In (x, y) coordinates, find the equation of the tangent line at 22 , 22
SOLUTION: With r0 = 4 cos(2) sin 2, r = 1 and r0 = 0 at (1, 4 ). This gives

dy
= 1. The tangent line is y = x + 2.
dx

8. A curve is given in polar coordinates by r = 4 + 3 sin . Find the area enclosed by the
curve.
R 2
.
SOLUTION: 0 21 (16 + 24 sin + 9 sin2 )d = 41
2
y

dy
d
9. Find the first and second derivatives dx
amd dx
2 for the parametric function
(
x = sin2 ()
y = cos(2)

SOLUTION:

dy
dx

= 2,

d2 y
dx2

= 0.

10. A curve is described parametrically by

x = t2
y = t3 t
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the origin.
2
dy
SOLUTION: The origin is represented by t = 0. dx
= 3t2t1 . Notice that, for t = 0,
this quotient is not defined, which means a vertical tangent line. So, the tangent line
is x = 0.