Homework  MAA 

March , 

Exercise 1. For every n ≥ , we define the fun ion

x /n
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fn : R → R, x 7→ (−) .
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. Show that the series n≥ fn converges pointwise. We set f = n≥ fn .

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. Show that n≥ fn converges uniformly on any bounded interval. Deduce that f is continuous.
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. Prove that f is C  and compute its derivative as the sum of a series.

Exercise 2.
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. Where is the series n≥ e−n x pointwise convergent ? We denote by S the sum of this series on its
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domain of convergence.

. Prove that S is continuous and decreasing on ], +∞[.

. Study lim S(x).

x→+∞

. Show that for every n ≥  and x >  we have

Z n+ Z n
−xt  −n x 
e dt ≤ e ≤ e−xt dt
n n−

and deduce that Z +∞ Z +∞

−xt  
e dt ≤ S(x) ≤ e−xt dt.
 
R +∞ 
√
π
. Find a simple asymptotic expression for S(x) as x → . (We recall that 
e−t dt =  .)

Exercise 3. Determine the radii of convergence of the following power series:

−n n
.
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n≥ e z ;
nn n
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n≥ n! z ;
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.
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n≥ sin(n)z .

Exercise 4.Let n≥ an zn be a power series with radius of convergence R > . What is the radius of
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convergence of n≥ an!n zn ?

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