Unit 12 Problem Set Name: _______________________________

Show all work. Bold problems require a calculator for computation.

⎧⎪ 7, n =1
1. Given t n = ⎨ , find:
⎪⎩ 5t n−1 , n > 1

S2
S1
a. the first 3 terms b. the explicit form of tn

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7135,175
c. the sigma notation form for the d. the sum of the first 10 terms
sum of the first 10 terms

74
9755 5g 170898420

2. Write 34 + 27 + 20 + 13+ ...− 281− 288 in sigma notation. Then evaluate.

Sl Sz
34 in y
34 71 11
4
t 288 7 1 41
n I
n 1 1 34
7
2881 34 42 Mt 7734
74 41
 9680 2 2
s Sz
3. Write 1458 − 486 + 162 − 54 + ...− + in sigma notation. Then evaluate.
27 81

z 1458
n I Fi 14581 55 F
I 1458T's
II's
Tog.FI
log n i 1093.50
G
3 9
4. Let f (x) = 1 + + + ... Find the interval of convergence.
x − 2 ( x − 2 )2
Sz
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For #5 and #6, find the sum of the infinite series. NO Calculator!

∞ n+1
2 −1
5. ∑ 3 ⎛⎜⎝ 2 ⎞⎟⎠
n=0

I
 6.
∞

∑n
3
00
D
n=1
2
+ 4n + 3

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a

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an

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6
542 13
B Z a

an fi E
x 9 x15 x 21

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7. Write the following series x − +
3
− + ... in sigma notation.
3t6Cn
3! 5! 7!

numerator s 1
xbn
FEET en i
denom Ituri 1

8. Find each limit if it exists. Show work or explain your reasoning. Of t

⎛ 1 2 ⎞ x−2
a. lim ⎜ − 2 ⎟ b. lim−
x→1 ⎝ x − 1 x −1 ⎠ x→2 x−2

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f x xH
 x−5 3x 3 − x 5
c. lim d. lim

too
(
x→3 x − 3
)2 x→∞ x4

VA
DnI
⎧ x2 − 9
e. lim
sin x ⎪
f. f (x) = ⎨ x − 3
, x<3
; lim f (x) 6
x→∞ x ⎪ x 3 + 9, x ≥ 3
x→3

⎪⎩
6

at Str
9−t 4x 2 − 5
g. lim h. lim
t →9 3 − t x→−∞ 4x

i x

lima 3trD
x f ( x + h ) − f (x)
9. For f (x) = , find lim .
2x +1 h→0 h

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f
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2 72 4
th 2 22 4
t
 1 2h 2 11 h
10. Given the piecewise function consisting of a square root, a line and an absolute value, determine the
following limits.

a. lim+ f (x)
x→1 5
f(x)

4
b. lim− f (x)
x→1

c. lim f (x)
x→1
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d. lim f (x)
I
x→5

e. lim f (x)
x→∞

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Answers:
b. t n = 7 ( 5 )
10
n −1
c. ∑ 7 ( 5 )
n −1
1a. 7, 35, 175 d. 17,089,842
n =1
47
2. ∑ 41− 7n = –5969
n=1

n−1
11
⎛ 1⎞
3. ∑1458 ⎜⎝ − 3⎟⎠ = 1093.506
n=1

41
4a. ( − ∞, − 1) ∪ ( 5, ∞ ) b. 2.6589 c. C d.
11
−2
5. S∞ =
9
5
6. S∞ =
4
∞ ⎛ x 6n−3 ⎞
∑ ( −1)
n−1
7. ⎜ ⎟
n=1 ⎝ ( 2n − 1)!⎠

1
8a. ; point of discontinuity (hole) at (1,1/2)
2
8b. –1; The graph has a jump from (2,–1) to (2,1).
8c. DNE ( −∞ ) ; VA with even multiplicity
8d. −∞ ; slant asymptote
8e. 0; end behavior
8f. 6; continuous
8g. 6; point of discontinuity (hole) at (9, 6).
8h. –1/2 Horizontal asymptote
1
9.
(2 x + 1) 2
10. a. 5 b. –4 c. DNE d. 1 e. ∞