1. (10 points)a) Consider the following sequence sinn − cosn n1 .

Determine
whether the sequence is bounded above, and bounded below. Justify your answer

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b) Determine whether the sequence 4n is increasing or decreasing or neither.
n  3! n1
Justify your answer

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 2. (16 points)Determine whether the series converges or diverges. For convergent series,
find the sum of the series.

−1 n 3 −n
a) ∑
2 n1
n1

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b) (10 points) Find the sum of the series ∑ 2
kk  2
n1

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 3.(24 points) Determine whether the following series converge or diverge. Justify your
answers.

n5  n3 − 2
a. ∑
2n 3  n 2  1
n1


cos 2 n
b. ∑
n2  1
n1

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 
1
c. ∑
n2
n. ln 3 n

Q4. (18 points) Determine whether the series is absolutely convergent, conditionally

n2
convergent or divergent a)∑ −1 n n n 3
2

n2

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 
1  lnn
b) ∑ −1 n
n − lnn  3
n2

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 
Q5. (10 points) Show that the series ∑ −1 n nn is convergent. How many terms are
4
n1
needed to approximate the series with maximum error 0. 510 −1 .

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 Q6. (10 points)Determine the radius and interval of convergence for the series

∑ −1 n5xn  2
n1 n

n1

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 Q7. (6 points)a) Find a power series represenation about x  0 for fx  1 . Also,
5x
determine the radius of convergence

b) (2 points)Use part(a) to find a power series represenation for fx  ln5  x

Q8. (Bonus) (4 points) Find the function fx which has the power series represenation

∑ nn − 1x n
n2