MATHEMATICS 55 Exercise Set 3

1. Consider the sequence

_
n + 3
4n 1
_

n=1
.
(a) Show that the sequence is convergent by nding its limit.
(b) Using (a), what can be concluded about the convergence/divergence of the series
+

n=1
n + 3
4n 1
? Justify your
answer.
2. Determine whether the given series is convergent or divergent.
(a)

n=5
n 4
8n
4
n
3
(b)

n=1
e

n
(c)

n=1
(1)
n1
ln
n
n
n
2n
3. Find the sum of the given convergent series.
(a)

n=1
(1)
n
2
n+1
3
n
(b)

n=1
_
tan
1
n tan
1
(n + 1)
_
4. Give the interval of convergence of

n=1
_

2
3
_
n
(x 1)
n1
n
2
+ 1
.
5. Obtain the third degree Taylor polynomial for
3

x at a = 1.
6. For every x R, e
x
=

n=0
x
n
n!
. Find the power series representation of the following.
(a) e
x
3
(b) D
x
_
e
x
3
_
(c)

e
x
3
dx
1. Determine whether the given sequence/series is convergent or divergent.
(a)
_
n sin
_

n
__

n=1
(b)

n=1
_
cos
_
1
n!
_
+ (1)
n
n
_
(c)

n=1
2n
2
3
(n + 3)
10
(d)

n=1
1
(n
2
+ 1) tan
1
n
2. Find the sum of the convergent series

n1
1
4n
2
1
.
3. Given the power series

n=1
(x + 4)
n
n2
3n
(a) Determine the radius of convergence.
(b) Find the interval of convergence.
4. Using the identity cos x =

n=0
(1)
n
x
2n
(2n)!
, nd the Maclaurin series expansion of sin
2
x.
5. Consider the function f (x) = x
2
e
x
.
(a) Find the Maclaurin series for f and give the radius of convergence.
(b) Use (a) to nd the sum

n=0
(1)
n
(n + 2)2
n+1
n!
.
6. Consider the function f (x) =

x.
(a) Find the third degree Taylor polynomial of f about x = 1.
(b) Approximate

2 using the polynomial in (a).

1
I. Determine whether the sequence/series is convergent or divergent.
1.
_
tan
1
n
1
n
_

n=1
2.
_
(1)
n1
n
n
2
+ 1
_
3.
_
(1)
n
n
3
n
3
+ 2n
2
+ 1
_
4.
_
e
n
+ e
n
e
2n
1
_
5. Using any Test:
(a)

n=2
2
n
2
1
(b)

n=1
3
n
+ 2
n
6
n
(c)

n=1
3
n (n + 3)
(d)
1
ln2

1
ln3
+
1
ln4

1
ln5
+
(e)

n=1
(1)
n
3n 1
2n + 1
6. Using Integral Test:
(a)

n=3
5
n 2
(b)

n=1
1
n
2
+ 4
7. Using Comparison Tests:
(a)

n=1
4 + 3
n
2
n
(b)

n=1
n
2
1
3n
4
+ 1
(c)

n=2

n
n 1
(d)

n=1
n
2
5n
n
3
+ n + 1
(e)

n=1
2n
2
+ 7n
3
n
(n
2
+ 5n 1)
8. Using Ratio and Root Tests
(a)

n=1
(1)
n1
n
n
2
+ 1
(b)

n=1
(1)
n+1
n
2
2
n
n!
(c)

n=1
n
n
3
1+3n
(d) 1
1 3
3!
+
1 3 5
5!
+ (1)
n1
1 3 5 (2n 1)
(2n 1)!
(e)

n=1
(1)
n
2
n
n!
5 8 11 (3n + 2)
II. For the following power series: determine the radius of convergence R; identify if the series converges conditionally,
converges absolutely, or diverges at a R and a + R; and give the interval of convergence.
1.

n=0

n (x 1)
n
2.

n=1
(x 2)
n
n
n
3.

n=1
n! (2x 1)
n
4.

n=2
(1)
n
(2x + 3)
n
n ln n
III. Find a power series representation for the following functions.
1. f (x) =
x
9 + x
2 2. g (x) =
x
3
(x 2)
2
3. h (x) = ln (3 + x)
IV. Find the Maclaurin/Taylor series for the following functions.
1. f (x) = cosh x
2. g (x) = 1 + x + x
2
, a = 2
3. h (x) = ln x, a = 2
4. k (x) = x
2
, a = 1
V. Use the binomial series to expand the following as a series.
1.
1
(1 + x)
4
2.
x

4 + x
2
3.
x
2

2 + x
2