Department of Mathematics

10B11MA201

Mathematics-II

Tutorial Sheet 1

B.Tech.
Convergence of series

1. Test the convergence of the following series:

(a)

(e)

1
(2n 1) p

nn xn
n!

(b)

n
n=2

(f)

( log n )
1

1 + (1 / n )

(c)

(g)

n3
(1) 4
n +1

1
(d) 1 +

xn
n(n + 1)

(h)

n3 / 2

1
3

n
+
1
( ) 3 n .

2. Test the convergence of the series whose nth term is :

(a)

an
(b)
x n +a n

(c)

(n + 1) 1

(d)

( a + nx )

(e)

1
1
tan
n
n

(f) 3 n ( 1)

.
n!
( n + 2) 1
n + n +1
1
3. Test the series ( 1) n 1 p for (a) convergence (b) absolute convergence.
n
4. Define radius of convergence and region of convergence for a series. Find these for the following
series: (a) ( x 1) 2 n / 2 n
(b) n( x + 2) n / 3n +1 .
3

5. Examine the following series for convergence:

2
6
14
2 n 2 n2
1 2 ! 3! 4 !
(ii) 1 + x + x 2 + x 3 + ... + n
x + ...
+ +
+
+ ...
5
9
17
2 8 32 128
2 +1
6. Prove that every absolutely convergent series is convergent but the converse may not be true.
2
3
4
5
7. Show that the series 2 2 + 2 2 + ... converges conditionally.
1
2
3
4
8. Discuss the convergence including absolute convergence of the series 1 2 x + 3x 2 4 x 3 + ...
(i)

x3 x5
+
... converges if and only if 1 x 1 .
3
5
10. Test for uniform convergence of the series
1 + a cos x + a 2 cos 2 x + ... + a n cos nx + ...

9. Show that the series x

an x n
11. If an converges absolutely, show that the series
converges uniformly for all real x .
1 + x2n
Answers:
1
1
1.(a) p > 1 Conv., p 1 Div. (b) p > 1 Conv., 0 < p 1 Div.(c) Conv. (d) Conv. (e) x < Conv., x
e
e
x
x
Div., (f) Div. (g) x 1 Conv., x > 1 Div. (h) Conv. 2.(a) 1 Div., > 1 Conv. (b) Div. (c) Conv.
a
a
1
1
Conv., x
Div. (e) Conv. (f) Conv. 4.(a) Radius of Conv. 2 , Region of Conv.
(d) x <
e
e
1 2 < x < 1 + 2 (b) Radius of Conv. 3 , Region of Conv. 5 < x < 1 , . 5. (i) Div. (ii) x < 1 Conv.,
x 1 Div. 8. x < 1 Conv., x 1 Div 10. 1 < a < 1