Universify of Cape Coast

College cf Agriculture and Natural Sciences

School of Physical Sciences

Department of Mathematics

End of Second Semester Examinations Q02212023)

MAT 303: Introductory Analysis

Duration: Two Hours

This paper consists of two sections, A and B. Answer ALL the

questions in Section A and ONLY TWC! questions from Section B
in the ansrver booklet provided.

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 SECTION A
Answer ALL questictns in this section.
Items 1 to 20 sre Jottowed by j'oar optians lettercd A to D. Read
each item care"fitlly snd select the letter corresponding tu rhe
torrer or best aplion.

A sequence of real numbers is a function whose domain is the

set of'---.
A. Natural numbers
B. Integers
C. Rational numbers
D. Real numbers

2. Evaluale jg*iV, + 1 -",/n)

A.0
B. 1

c.2
D. oo

3. Given that =
,l!1 ft Z. Let s be an arbitrarily posirive
"tolerance". Determine an integer N(depending on e) such that

l3-Zl
ln+3 I
<t whenever n> N.

A.6
€+1

8.6E+3
^6
u.*,
D.6e
4. If a given sequence lr
{xrr} has a limit, and lim xn = and.

jgl r, = lz. Then which of the following is true.

A-h> 12

B'\= l,

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 c.lL < 12

D. No conclusion is possible

-5. The sequence xn = *n+1 is monotonic

A. Decreasing
B.lncreasing
C. Altemating
D. Constant
6. The sequence of the partial sums of an infinite series !f,=, x* is
given by {.S"} and S" = .$ exists. Then the sum of the
}g[
infinite series f,f,=,x, is
A-S
8.2.9
C. rx.S

D. oo

7. Determine the common ratio in the series LL1Z2"31'".

A. ?
3

B. 1
4

C. 1,)

D. t
8. Which of the fcllorving is not true about The Comparison Test?
A. If the iarger series converges the smaller must conyerge.
B. lf the iarger series diverges the smaller series must diverge.
C. If the srnaller series diverges the larger series must diverge.
D. Both the smalier and larger series rnust have positive terns.

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 9. A function/is continuous from the right at a nurnber a if
A.lim/(r):f{a)
e. rim-f (a) = f {x}
C.lim,f{x)=f(a)
D"lim_f(x)=f{a)
10. Determine the nature of the ccnvergence of the series
(-1;"+r
\ --
s6
Ln=t n3
A. Converges absolutely
B. Converges conditionally
C. Converges constantly
D. Converges conditionaliy and absolutely
1 1. The phmse 'if a series Zff=rxn with x, *
0 is such that

n+alllul
lim
)cn |
: l,'' is part of the slarement of
A. Comparison Test
B. Root Test
C. R.atio Test
D-P-SeriesTest
12. Which of the following is the center of the power series
L}ra."(x * xs)n?
A.-arxo
B.-ro
C. *nxs
D.xo
13. The function
(x2-x-2
f1x1:l x-, ifx+2
[ 1 tfx=2
Has a discontinuity at r = Z. What is the name of this
discontinuity?
A. Removable discontinuity

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 B. Jump discontinuitl
C. Infi nite discontinuity
D. Right discontinuitv
14. IfR=lim
tlj@ lgf e*lstt and R = 0, then Z}=oa.,xn.
A. Converges only for x = 0.
B. Converges ior ali s"
C. Converges only for an interval.
D. Does aot converge at all.

1 5. Calcuiate the radius of converges of

IL,
-11_
.,i, .
n+z
A.0
B.1
c.2
D. oo
^"2 .
l6.Evaluate lim
xr7 x-L
A.1
8.2
L.J
D.m
17. Let f (*) : n * 0. Find /iz)
fr,, ]r1+
A. -1
8.0
c.1
D. Does not exist

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1 8. Find s (r) where
fl1
1 ifx+1
stx): {r+
Ir ifx=1
A.1
8.2
C.r
D.n * l"
l9.lf Zx < g(x) S xa - xz + 2 for all r, evaluate
Ly,r'g{r).
A.0
B. I
c.2
D.m
20. Which of the following is not true about a function which is
continuous at a?
A. f (a) is defined
B. limf (x) exists
C.lin1/(x) = f {a)
D.limf(a) = f {x)

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 SECTION B
Answey any TW'O questians fram this section

1. a. If,thep ,.ri., f -l I I i +"' whereP is a constant'

; nV=e* z'* s'
use the theorem that relates infinite series anil improper integrals
to prove that the series converges tbr p > 1 and diverges for
p sl.
b. Derermine whether the
LrrL series
rEr rtrs if--L- - *2 ) .
convergent
*rl'^ ,J "
or divergent. If it is convergent, find its sum.''-'

2. a. For a given por.ver series

),', assuine that
Zo,U- -r1

L=lim lo,,*rl exists and O = 1,

lil L'
where R is the radius

convergence the power series. State ail the possible intervals

of

of
I
conYergence if Z = m, I = 0 and 0 < l, < co.

(x *2)'
b. Find the interval ofconvergence for the ,"r'", f T

\' ?, n+2
3. a. State ihe sclueeze theorem and use it to show tha.t

limxsinl= 0.
x+0 X
b. In each of the following functions explain why the given

function is discontinuous at the given point and indicate the

type
of discontinuity present.
.t"-2 i
1. l(r)E---,-l s=-l
r+l

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 ii. f(x)= -J(x ., a =1
- l)"

iii. /(x) =
-2tf x*-3 ,a:-3
*2
5 ifx=-3
_l - a
x.
4. a. Prove that tim =1 .
r*u _1r 1l J

b. What is a bounded sequence? Prove that every bounded

monotonic sequence is convergent.

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