MATH 1C Cembellin

Section 8.6 Activity NAME:___________________

Alternating Series

1. Determine whether each of the following series converge or diverge:

(1) k
ln k
(a)
k 1 2k
(b) (1)
k 2
k

k2

2. Determine how many terms of the following convergent series must be summed to be sure that the remainder is

(1)k
less than 104 in magnitude:
k 0 (2k 1)
3
.
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3. Determine whether each series converge absolutely, converge conditionally, or diverge.

(1) k k 2
(1) k
(1)k 1 ek
(a) (b) (c)
k 1 ( k 1)!
k 1 k 6 1 k 2 ln k