Math 55 3rd LE Exercises

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1. Write out the first few terms of each series X 10n + 1
to show how the series starts. Then find the (m)
n(n + 1)(n + 2)
n=1
sum of the series.
+∞
+∞ 
X 1
(−1)n (n) √

X 1 n
(a) + n=1
n n
2n 5n
n=0 +∞
+∞  n+1 
X 1
X 2 (o)
(b) 1 + 2 + 3 + ··· + n
5n n=1
n=0 √
+∞ 2
+∞
X n
X (p)
tan−1 (n) − tan−1 (n + 1) 2n


(c) n=1
n=1 +∞
+∞ 
X
(q) n!e−n

X 6
(d) n=1
(2n − 1)(2n + 1)
n=1 +∞ 10
X n
2. Determine the convergence/divergence of (r)
10n
the following series. n=1
+∞
+∞   X 2 + (−1)n
X −2 (s)
(a) √ 1.25n
n n n=1
n=1 +∞ 
3 n

+∞ 
X
1−

X ln n (t)
(b) n
n n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞   X ln n
X 1 (u)
(c) n3
2n − 1 n=1
n=1
+∞  
+∞ 
X 1 1
2n

X (v) −
(d) n n2
n+1 n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞   X (n + 1)(n + 2)
X 1 (w)
(e) n tan n!
n n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞  X (n + 3)!
en

X (x)
(f) 3! n! 3n
1 + e2n n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞ X n!
X 1 (y)
(g) √ (2n + 1)!
n=1
n3 + 2 n=1

+∞ 3. Which of the alternating series below con-

X 1
(h) verge and which diverge?
ln (ln n)
n=1
+∞  n n
+∞ X
X (ln n)2 (a) (−1)n+1
(i) 10
n3 n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞ X 1
X 1 (b) (−1)n+1
(j) ln n
(1 + (ln n)2 ) n=1
n=1
+∞
+∞ X ln n
X 1−n (c) (−1)n+1
(k) ln n2
n 2n n=1
n=1
+∞ √
+∞ n+1 n + 1
X
X 1 (d) (−1)
(l) sin n+1
n n=1
n=1

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4. Which of the following series converge ab- X (x − 2)n
solutely, which converge conditionally, and (b)
10n
n=0
which diverge? Give reasons for your an- +∞
swers. X nxn
(c)
+∞ n+2
X 1 n=0
(a) (−1)n √ +∞
n X xn
n=1 (d) √ n
+∞ n=1
n n3
X n
(b) (−1)n+1 +∞
n3 + 1 X (−1)n xn
n=1 (e)
+∞ n!
n=0
X
n 1
(c) (−1) +∞
x2n+1
n+3 (f)
X
n=1
+∞
n!
n=0
n+1 3 +n
X
(d) (−1) +∞
xn
5+n
X
n=1 (g) √
+∞ n=0
n2 + 3
X 1+n
(e) (−1)n+1 +∞
n(x + 3)n
n2
X
n=1 (h)
5n
+∞
X n=1
(f) (−1)n n2 (2/3)n +∞ 
X 1 n n

n=1 (i) 1+ x
n
+∞ n=1
X tan−1 n
(g) (−1)n +∞
(−1)n+1 (x + 2)n
n2 + 1
X
n=1 (j)
n 2n
+∞ n=1
X
n n +∞
(h) (−1) X (x + π)n
n+1 (k) √
n=1 n
+∞ n=1
X (−100)n +∞
(i) X (4x − 5)2n+1
n! (l)
n=1 n3/2
+∞ n=1
X (−1)n−1
(j) 6. Find the Taylor polynomials of orders 1, 2
n2 + 2n + 1
n=1 and 3 generated by f at x = a
+∞
X cosnπ (a) f (x) = sin x, a = π/4
(k) √
n n √
n=1 (b) f (x) = x + 4, a = 0
+∞
X (−1)n (n + 1)n 7. Find the Maclaurin series expansion of the
(l)
(2n)n following functions.
n=1
+∞
X (−1)n (2n)! (a) e−5x
(m)
2n n! n 1
n=1 (b)
+∞ 1+x
X √ √

(n) (−1)n n+1− n (c) 7 cos(−x)
n=1 ex + e−x
+∞
(d) cosh x =
X q
√ √
 2
n x
(o) (−1) n+ n− n
(e)
n=1 1−x
√
5. (a) Find the series’ radius and interval of (f) cos x
convergence. For what values of x does the (g) xex
series converge (b) absolutely, (c) condition- x2
(h) − 1 + cos x
ally? 2
+∞ (i) x cos πx
x2
X
(a) (−1)n (4x + 1)n
(j)
n=0 1 − 2x

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8. Find the Taylor series expansion of the fol- ii. Use your answer in the previous
lowing functions at x = a. item to find the sum S of the se-
ries.
(a) f (x) = x3 − 2x + 4, a = 2 +∞
X (x − 1)n
(b) f (x) = x4 + x2 + 1, a = −2 (c) For the power series ,
3n n
1 n=1
(c) f (x) = 2 , a = 1 i. determine its radius of conver-
x
(d) f (x) = 2x , a = 1 gence,
ii. find the interval of convergence,
9. SAMPLE EXAM iii. state clearly whether the series
(a) Determine whether the sequence/series converges absolutely, converges
is convergent/divergent. conditionally or diverges at the
endpoints of the interval obtained
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−1 in the previous item.
i. tan n −
n n=1
+∞   (d) Differentiate the identity
X
−1 1
ii. tan n − +∞
n 1 X
n=1 = 3n−1 xn ,
+∞  n/2 3(1 − 3x)
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X 1 1 n=0
iii. +√ 3
3 n
n=1 where |x| < 13 , to obtain a power series
+∞
X + n5 n4 1
iv. representation for .
n7 n3
+ −n+1 (1 − 3x)2
n=1
+∞ (e) Find the Maclaurin series expansion of
2
X
v. e−n f (x) = e2x and then use this to find the
+∞
n=0 X (2 ln 2)n
+∞ sum of .
X 1 n!
vi. n=0
n(ln n)2 (f) Consider the function f (x) = ln(1 + x)
n=2
(b) Consider the telescoping series with |x| < 1.
∞  
X 5 5 i. Find the third degree Taylor poly-
− .
2k − 1 2k + 1 nomial of f at 0.
k=1
i. Find the nth partial sum sn of the ii. Use your answer in the previous
series. item to approximate ln(1.5).