Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Department of Mathematics
MAT102-Mathematics II: Problem sheet I

1. Discuss the convergence of the real sequence an , where an is as given in the following:
n (−1)n n en √ √
a) √ b) + 1 c) d) e) n + 1 − n f) (1 + n1 )n
n+ n n ln(n + 1) n
2. Show that the p series ∞ 1
P
n=1 np , p > 0 is (i) convergent if p > 1 and (ii) divergent if
p ≤ 1.
P∞ n 2n P∞ (2k − 1)!
3. Determine whether the following series converges. a) n=1 (−1) b) n=1 .
n! 3k
4. Find the radius of the convergence and interval of convergent of the following series.
P∞ k! n P∞ 6n n P∞ (−2)n n+1
a) ∞ n n
P
n=0 4 x b) n=0 n x c) n=0 2 x d) n=0 x
2 n n+1
n P∞ (2x − 1)n
n (x − 4) xn
e) ∞
P P∞
n=0 (−1) f) n=0 e) n=0 .
(n + 1)2 32n (ln n)n
5. Find the singular points of the following differential equations and classify them.
a) x2 y 00 + (x + x2 )y 0 − y = 0 b) x2 y 00 + 2xy 0 + (x2 − n2 )y = 0
c) (x2 + x − 2)2 y 00 + 3(x + 2)y 0 + (x − 1)y = 0 d) x2 y 00 + (sin x)y 0 + (cos x)y = 0.

6. Find the power solution of the following equations in the powers of x.

a) y 00 + xy 0 + x2 y = 0 b) (1 − x2 )y 00 − 2xy 0 + 6y = 0
c) y 00 + xy 0 − y = 0 d) y 00 − 3x2 y 0 = 0.

7. Find the series solutions about origin of the following differential equations by Frobenius
method.
a) x2 y 00 +xy 0 +(x2 −4)y = 0 b) 9x(1−x)y 00 −12y 0 +4y = 0 c) xy 00 +(1−2x)y 0 +(x−1)y = 0
d) 4(x2 + x4 )y 00 + 16x3 y 0 + y = 0 e) x2 y 00 + 6xy + (6 − 4x2 )y = 0.