Mid Term

October 2010 Math 222 FALL

1. Determine (with justification) in each case whether the series diverges or

converges conditionally or absolutely:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

1+2
1+3

1+2+4
1+3+9

1+2+4+8
1+3+9+27

1
n=200 n+ n+log n ;

P
1 n
=
n=100 1 + n
P
n (2n)!
n=10 (1) n!(2n)n .

+ ;

n=100 (1)

n
1 n1
;

2. With the aid of known standard power series expansion, give the power
series (powers of x) for the following functions, and in each case give the
interval of convergence:
(a) x2 cos x;
(b)

1
x

sin(x3 );

(c) Obtain the Taylor series in powers of x + 1 for f (x) =

the general term and the interval of convergence.

x
, giving
2+x

3. Let L1 and L2 denote the lines

(a) Find the shortest distance between the lines
~ 1 = 2i3j+k+t(2i3j+k) and L2 : OR
~ 2 = i+3j+2k+u(i+k)
L1 : OR
(b) Find the equation of the plane parallel to the above two lines and
containing the point (3, 1, 4)
4. Consider the trajectory of a particle whose position at time t 0 is given
by r(t) = h2t, t2 , 13 t3 i.
(a) Find the velocity v(t), acceleration a(t) and speed

ds
dt .

(b) Find the curvature (t).

(c) Find the distance traveled between t = 0 and t = 3.
(d) Find the tangential and normal components of the acceleration vector.