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Answer the problem in as thorough detail as possible. Be sure to include all your work. Partial credit will be given
even if the answer is not fully correct.
Z x sin x , if x =
(119) ̸ 0;
1. (10 points) Find the F (0) for F (x) = f (t) dt where f (x) = x
0 1, if x = 0.
2. Determine whether the following series is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or diver-
gent:
X∞ X∞ X∞
(−1)n (−1)n ln n π
(a) (10 points) n
. (b) (10 points) √ . (c) (10 points) (−1)n tan2 .
(arctan n) n n
n=1 n=1 n=3
Give reasons to support your answers.
√
3. (8 points) Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 3 centered at 9 for the function f (x) = x.
∞
X
4. (8 points) Find the sum of series n(n − 1)xn , |x| < 1.
n=2
5. Find the radii and intervals of convergence for the following power series are :
X∞ X∞
2n (x − 2)2n (3x + 5)n
(a)(8 points) . (b)(8 points) (−1)n .
(n + 2) n(ln n)2
n=1 n=2
X∞
(−1)n x2n+1
(c)(8 points) . (This is called Bessel function of order 1.)
n!(n + 1)!22n+1
n=0
1
Answer Key for Exam A
Answer the problem in as thorough detail as possible. Be sure to include all your work. Partial credit will be given
even if the answer is not fully correct.
Z x sin x , if x =
(119) ̸ 0;
1. (10 points) Find the F (0) for F (x) = f (t) dt where f (x) = x
0 1, if x = 0.
∞
X F (n) (0) F (119) (0)
Answer: We notice that the Maclaurin series of F (x) = xn , so the coefficient of x119 is =
n! 119!
n=1
F (119) (0)
.
(2 · 59 + 1)!
Notice that
∞
X (−1)n x2n+1 sin x
sin x = and that lim = 1 = f (0).
(2n + 1)! x→0 x
n=0
Thus,
∞
X (−1)n x2n
f (x) =
(2n + 1)!
n=0
Z x Z ∞
xX
(−1)n t2n
F (x) = f (t) dt = dt
0 0 n=0 (2n + 1)!
∞ Z
X ∞
X
x
(−1)n t2n (−1)n x2n+1 −1
= dt = =⇒ F (119) (0) = .
(2n + 1)! (2n + 1)[(2n + 1)!] 119
n=0 0 n=0
2. Determine whether the following series is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or diver-
gent:
X∞ X∞ X∞
(−1)n (−1)n ln n π
(a) (10 points) . (b) (10 points) √ . (c) (10 points) (−1)n tan2 .
(arctan n)n n n
n=1 n=1 n=3
Give reasons to support your answers.
1
" #2 ∞
tan2 πn sin πn 1 X π2
(c) Check that lim = n→∞
lim π
· π = 1 and that is a p = 2-series which con-
n→∞ π 2 cos2 n2
n n n n=3
∞
X ∞
X
π π
verges. Hence tan2 converges by the limit comparison test; and so (−1)n tan2 converges
n n
n=3 n=3
absolutely.
√
3. (8 points) Find the Taylor polynomial of degree 3 centered at 9 for the function f (x) = x.
X ∞
1
Answer: Utilizing the fact that = xn for |x| < 1 and differentiating twice on both sides, we get,
1−x
n=0
for |x| < 1,
X ∞
1
= nxn−1
(1 − x)2
n=1
X∞
x
= nxn (1)
(1 − x)2
n=1
X∞
1 n(n − 1) n−2
= x
(1 − x)3 2
n=2
X∞ X ∞
x2 n(n − 1) n 2x2
= x ⇒ n(n − 1)xn = (2)
(1 − x)3 2 (1 − x)3
n=2 n=2
5. Find the radii and intervals of convergence for the following power series are :
X∞ X∞
2n (x − 2)2n (3x + 5)n
(a)(8 points) . (b)(8 points) (−1)n .
(n + 2) n(ln n)2
n=1 n=2
X∞
(−1)n x2n+1
(c)(8 points) . (This is called Bessel function of order 1.)
n!(n + 1)!22n+1
n=0
2n (x − 2)2n
Answer: (a) Let an = . Compute
(n + 2)
an+1
= lim 2(n + 2)|x − 2| = 2|x − 2|2 .
2
lim
n→∞ an n→∞ n+3
X∞
1 1
Therefore the radius of convergence is √ . When 2|x−2|2 = 1, the power series becomes =
2 n+2
n=1
X∞
bn+1 n+2
bn ; by ratio test lim = 2 lim = 2 > 1 and so it diverges. Therefore, the domain of
n→∞ bn n→∞ n + 3
n=1
1 1
convergence is 2 − √ , 2 + √ .
2 2
2
(3x + 5)n
(b) Let an = (−1)n . Check that
n(ln n)2
an+1 n(ln n)2
lim = |3x + 5| lim = |3x + 5|.
n→∞ an n→∞ (n + 1)(ln(n + 1))2
Therefore, the radius of convergence is 13 by ratio test. When |3x + 5| = 1, we note that
Xn X∞
1 4
|an | = < ∞, by integral test. Hence the interval of convergence is −2, − .
n(ln n)2 3
n=2 n=2
n
(−1) x 2n+1 an+1 |x|2 1
(c) Let an = 2n+1
. Check that lim =
2
lim = 0, we conclude,
n!(n + 1)!2 n→∞ an 2 n→∞ (n + 1)(n + 2)
by ratio test, that the radius of convergence is ∞; and hence the interval of convergence is (−∞, ∞).
The first power series of (∗) is convergent in (−3, 3) and the second one is convergent in (−4, 4).
Hence the radius of convergence is 3.