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From 12.7
8. Does the series
X
k=1
2k k!
(k + 2)!
converge or diverge?
Answer: Using the Ratio Test,
k+1
2 (k+1)!
(k+3)!
k+1
2(k + 1)
lim 2k k! = lim
= 2 lim
= 2.
k
k k + 3
k k + 3
(k+2)!
Since 2 > 1, the Ratio Test says that the series diverges.
12. Does the series
sin n
n=1
converge or diverge?
Answer: The limit
lim sin n
does not exist, so the Divergence Test says that the series diverges.
22. Does the series
X
n=1
n2 1
n3 + 2n2 + 5
converge or diverge?
Answer: Notice that, for any n,
p
n2 1 <
n2 = n.
Also,
n3 + 2n2 + 5 > n3
for all n. Therefore, we see that
n2 1
n
1
< 3 = 2
2
+ 2n + 5
n
n
P 1
for all n. Hence, since the series
converges (its a p-series with p = 2 > 1), the
n2
comparison test says that the given series converges.
n3
1/n
X
e
n2
n=1
converge or diverge?
Answer: Do a limit comparison to the convergent series
a p-series with p = 2 > 1):
e1/n
2
lim n
n 12
n
1
n2
e = 1.
P e1/n
n2
converges.
From 12.8
10. Find the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the series
X
10n xn
n=1
n3
1
10 .
1 n
X
X
10n 10
1
=
,
3
n
n3
n=1
1
10 .
If x =
1
10 .
1
10 ,
n=1
1
, then the series is given by
which converges (its a p-series with p = 3 > 1). If x = 10
1
X
10n 10
n3
n=1
n
=
X
(1)n
n=1
n3
which converges (you can see this either by the Alternating Series Test or by noting that, as
we already saw above, this series is absolutely convergent).
Putting this all together, we see that the interval of convergence of the power series is
1 1
,
10 10
16. Find the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the series
(1)n
n=0
(x 3)n
.
2n + 1
n
X
X
1
n (1)
=
,
(1)
2n + 1
2n + 3
n=0
n=0
P1
which is a divergent series (do a limit comparison to, e.g.,
n ). When x = 4, x 3 = 1, so
the series is given by
X
X
1n
1
(1)n
=
(1)n
,
2n + 1
2n + 1
n=0
n=0
X
n=1
n2 xn
.
2 4 6 (2n)