MAT455_OBE

Semester Mac20- Aug20

ASSESSMENT 1 (PART B) 30
MAT455: Further Calculus for Engineers
At the end of this test, students will be able to:
• apply the appropriate tests of convergence in determining convergence/divergence of
a given infinite series.
• write the step by step process in determining absolute convergence, conditional
convergence or divergence of an infinite series.
• write the step by step process of getting interval of convergence given an infinite
power series.

QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 Total
(CO2:LO3)
MARKS 4 5 7 6 8 30

ANSWER SCHEME

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QUESTION 1

∞
 1 1  7
Use a telescoping series argument to show that ∑  2
k =1
k
− =
k +3
2  8

 1 1 
n
=Sn ∑  2
k =1
k
−
2 

k +3

1 1   1 1  1 1  1 1
= − 4  +  2 − 5  +  3 − 6  +  4 − 7  + 
2 2  2 2  2 2  2 2 
 1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1 
+  n −3 − n  +  n −2 − n +1  +  n −1 − n + 2  +  n − n +3 
2 2  2 2  2 2  2 2 
1 1 1 1 1 1
= + 2 + 3 − n +1 − n + 2 − n +3
2 2 2 2 2 2
7 1 1 1
=− n +1 − n + 2 − n +3
8 2 2 2
∞

∑2
1 1
k
− k +3
=
lim Sn
2 n →∞
k =1

7 1 1 1 
= lim  − n +1 − n + 2 − n +3 
n →∞  8 2 2 2 
7
= (shown)
8
(4 marks)

QUESTION 2

 1

  e  k −1 ∞
∑ ( 5k ) 
10
Use an appropriate test to determine whether the series   +  converges or
π
k =2   
 
diverges.

∞ k ∞ 1 1
 π  e 
∑    +
 e  π 
5 20 k 20 ∑
k =2 k =2

∞ k 1 ∞ 1
π e
  ∑   geometric-series
 k = 2  π 
e
5 20
∑ k 20 (divergence test)
k =2

e 1
By geometric series, < 1 . Converges
π lim k 20 =∞ Diverges
k →∞

⇒ converges + diverges = diverges (5 marks)

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QUESTION 3
∞
∑
2 ln k
Use the integral test to determine whether the series is convergent or divergent.
2
k =1 k
2 ln x
Let f ( x ) = where f(x) is positive, continuous and decreasing.
x2
∞ t
2 ln x ln x
∫ x 2 t →∞ ∫
= 2 lim
x2
use intergration by part
1 1
1
 ln x 1 
t u = ln x dv = dx
= 2 lim − −  x2
t →∞ x x 1 1 1
du = dx v=−
t x x
 − ln x − 1
= 2 lim  
t →∞ x 1
 − ln t − 1   − ln 1 − 1 
= 2 lim  −  M1
uv − vdu ∫
t → ∞     ln x 1
∫
t 1
=− − − du
x x2
 − ln t − 1   ln x 1
= 2 lim   + 1 =− −
t → ∞  t   x x

 − ln t − 1  ∞
Since lim  =− ,
t → ∞ t  ∞
 − ln t − 1 
apply L’Hospital Rule for lim  ,
t → ∞ t 
 1
= lim − 
t →∞ t 

1
=− =0
∞
 − ln t − 1  
∴ 2 lim   + 1 = 2[0 + 1] = 2
t → ∞  t  
∞
∑
2 ln k
∴ By integral test, converges
k =1 k2
(7 marks)

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QUESTION 4

∞
(− 4)k +1
∑
k
Determine whether the series
k =0
k
4 k +2 ( 2
) converges absolutely, converges conditionally
or diverges.

Absolute Test:

∞ ∞
∑ (− 1)k +14k ∑
k k
4 k (k 2 + 2) k = 0 k 2 + 2
=
k =0

Comparison Test:

k k
ak = , bk = ,
k2 + 2 k2
∞ 3
 1 2
bk = ∑  
k = 0 
k
p − series, p > 1 converges

a k  k  k 2 
= 
b k  k 2 + 2  k 


k2
=
k2 + 2

k2 + 2 − 2
=
k2 + 2

2
= 1−
k2 + 2

<1

ak < bk

∞ ∞

∑
k =2
bk converges ⇒ ∑a
k =2
k also converges

∞
(− 4)k +1
∑
k (6 marks)
k =0
k
4 k +2( 2
) converges absolutely

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QUESTION 5
∞
6k
Find the interval of convergence for the power series ∑ 3k 2 (x + 1)k .
k =1
Ratio Test
a k +1 6 k + 1( x + 1)k + 1 3k 2
lim = lim
k → ∞ ak k →∞ 3(k + 1) 2 6 k ( x + 1)k
6 k .6.( x + 1)k ( x + 1).3k 2
= lim
k →∞ 3(k + 1) 2 6 k ( x + 1)k
6k 2 ( x + 1)
= lim
k →∞ (k + 1) 2
2
k 
 
= 6 x + 1 lim k 
k →∞  k 2
+ 1
 
 k 
= 6x +1
x + 1 (6 ) < 1
1
x +1 <
6
7 5
x>− and x < −
6 6

7 5
At x = − At x = −
6 6
∞ ∞ 2
1 1 
∑
1
( −1)k
3k 2
∑  
k =1  
k =1
3 k

AST By p series, p=2>1

1 ∞ 2
=0 1 1 
∑
lim
k → ∞ 3k 2   is converges
k =1  
i) 3 k
Satisfied 1st condition.
1 1
<
2
3(k + 1) 3k 2

Satisfied 2nd condition

∞
∑ (−1)k 3k 2 is converges
1
k =1
 7 5
The interval of convergence is − ,− 
 6 6
(8 marks)

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