BG The Ratio and Roat Tests for Serias of Nonnegative Terms G49 Exercises 8.5 Determining Convergence or Divergence ‘Which of the series in Exercises 1-36 converge, and which diverge? Give remons Fr your sawers. she & 1% 1, Theory and Examples [37 Prove a) Part 2 and (b) Par 3 ofthe Lint Comparison Tes 38 HIE, isa comerpent series of nonnegative numbers, can nying be sad about (ym)? Exp, 38, Suppose that oy > O and by > 0 for n> N (WV am imegee. Ui (uf) = 50 and a, converges can anything Be tid about 5°? Give reasons for your ans, 49, Prove shat if Esa isa convergsmn sees of roanceatve terms then Soa} eowerges © CAS Exploration and Project “41, Trg: yor Amo wheter the series converges or dlverges. Use a CAS to explore the behavior af the series by performing the flloning. sep 8) Define the sequence of patil sare wd ‘What happens when you tty to find tbe limit of mas => ‘50? Dass your CAS fad a closed form answer fr cis Kit? 1b) Plot the fist 160 points (54) forthe sequence of partial sums. Do they apearto coaserge? What would you estimate ‘he Limit to be? ) Next plot the fst 200 points (k, 5.) Disews the bebavior in your own words 1d) Flot the frst 400 points (ky sp). What happens when 23557 Cueulate the number 355/113, Explain from your uk ‘ulin what happened at k = 355; For shat values of & ‘would you ges his Behavior might accu again? ‘You will fod an interesting discussion ofthis eres in Chapter 42 of Mazes for the Mind by Chord A. Pikovee Si. Mazin’ Press, Ine, New Yow, 1992 The Ratio and Root Tests for Series of Nonnegative Terms ‘Convergence texts that depend on comparing series with integrals or other series sare called extrinsic tests. They are useful, but there are reasons to Look for tests that do not require comparison, AS a practical matte, we may not be able to find the Series ar functions: we need to make a comparison work. And, in principle, all the information about a given series should be contained in its own terms, We therefore tur ove atlention to bnrinsic tests ests that depend only on the series at hand,