Department of Applied Mathematics

Mathematics-I (MA101)
Assignment-I (Unit-I) Academic Year: 2019-20

1. Determine if the following series converges or diverges:

1 1 1
1+ 3 + 3 + 3 +⋯
2√2 3√3 4√4
Answer: Convergent.

2. State and prove Leibnitz test and hence determine whether the following series converges or
diverges:
∞
𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑛𝜋)
∑
𝑛=2
√𝑛
Answer: Convergent.

3. Verify whether the infinite series converges of diverges:

1 3 5
+ + +⋯
1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5
Answer: Convergent.

4. Examine the convergence of the following series:

∞
√𝑛 + 1 − √𝑛
∑
𝑛𝑝
𝑛=1
Answer: Convergent if 𝑝 > 1⁄2and divergent if 𝑝 ≤ 1⁄2 .
5. Using limit comparison test, examine the convergence of the series:
√2 − 1 √3 − 1 √4 − 1
+ + +⋯
33 − 1 43 − 1 53 − 1
Answer: Convergent.

6. Discuss the convergence of the series:

2𝑝 3𝑝 4𝑝
(a) 1 + 1 + + + + ⋯ (𝑝 > 0) Answer: Convergent.
2! 3! 4!
𝑛!
(b) ∑∞
𝑛=1 5𝑛 Answer: Divergent.
𝑛!
(c) ∑∞
𝑛=1 𝑛𝑛 Answer: Convergent.

7. Show that the series

3.6.9 … 3𝑛
∑ 𝑥𝑛 , 𝑥 > 0
7.10.13 … (3𝑛 + 4)
Converges for 𝑥 ≤ 1, and diverges for 𝑥 > 1.

8. Find the nature of the series:

(𝑛!)𝑛 𝑛
∑ 𝑥 , (𝑥 > 0)
(2𝑛!)
Answer: Divergent.

9. State and prove Integral test and hence determine all the values of 𝑝 for which the series ∑ 𝑒 −𝑛𝑝
converges.
Answer: The series converges for all 𝑝 > 0.
10. Test for the convergence of the series
𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3
− + −⋯ (0 < 𝑥 < 1).
1 + 𝑥 1 + 𝑥2 1 + 𝑥3
Answer: Convergent.

11. Show that the series given below converges.

1.2 3.4 5.6
− + −⋯
32 . 42 52 . 62 72 . 82

12. Test for absolute convergence the series

(𝑛)2
∑(−1)𝑛−1
(𝑛 + 1)!
Answer: Absolutely Convergent.

13. Test the conditional convergence and absolute convergence of:

(−1)𝑛+1
∑
√𝑛
Answer: Not Absolutely Convergent but conditionally convergent.