Math 55 3rd LE Exercises

1. Write out the first few terms of each series

to show how the series starts. Then find the
sum of the series.

+ 
X
(1)n
1
+
(a)
2n
5n
n=0
+  n+1 
X
2
(b)
5n
(c)

(d)

n=0
+
X

tan1 (n) tan1 (n + 1)

n=1
+ 
X
n=1

6
(2n 1)(2n + 1)

(m)

n=1

(n)

(o)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

(l)

n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X
n=1

(p)

+
X

(q)

n n
1
1 + 2 + 3 + + n

+
X
n
n=1
+
X

2n
n!en

n=1

(r)

+ 10
X
n
10n

n=1

(s)

+
X
2 + (1)n

1.25n

+ 
X
3 n
(t)
1
n
n=1

n=1

(u)

+
X
ln n

n3

+ 
X
1
1

(v)
n n2
n=1

n=1

(w)

+
X
(n + 1)(n + 2)
n=1

(x)

(y)

n3 + 2

n!

+
X
(n + 3)!
n=1

+
X
n=1

3! n! 3n
n!
(2n + 1)!

3. Which of the alternating series below converge and which diverge?

1
ln (ln n)
(ln n)2
n3

(a)

1
(1 + (ln n)2 )

(b)

+
X

(1)n+1

n=1
+
X

(1)n+1

n=1
+
X

 n n
10
1
ln n

ln n
ln n2
n=1

+
X
n+1 n + 1
(d)
(1)
n+1

1n
n 2n
sin

n=1

10n + 1
n(n + 1)(n + 2)

+
X
n=1

2. Determine the convergence/divergence of

the following series.

+ 
X
2

(a)
n n
n=1

+ 
X
ln n
(b)
n
n=1


+
X
1
(c)
2n 1
n=1

+ 
X
2n
(d)
n+1
n=1

+ 
X
1
(e)
n tan
n
n=1

+ 
X
en
(f)
1 + e2n
n=1
+
X

+
X

(c)

1
n

(1)n+1

n=1

4. Which of the following series converge absolutely, which converge conditionally, and
which diverge? Give reasons for your answers.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

(l)

(m)

(n)

(o)

(b)

(c)

+
X

1
(1)n
n
n=1
+
X

(1)n+1

n=1
+
X

(d)

n
n3 + 1

(e)

1
(1)
n+3

n=1
+
X

(f)

n+1 3

+n
5+n

(1)

n=1
+
X

(1)n+1

n=1
+
X

(g)

1+n
n2

(1)n

n=1
+
X

tan1 n
n2 + 1

(j)

n
(1)
n+1

(k)

(100)n
n!

(l)

n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X
n=1
+
X

n=1
+
X

(1)n (2n)!
2n n! n

+
X
(1)n xn
n=0
+
X
n=0
+
X
n=0
+
X

n!
x2n+1
n!

xn
n2 + 3

n=1
+
X

n=1
+
X

(1)n+1 (x + 2)n
n 2n

(x + )n

n
n=1
+
X
(4x 5)2n+1

n3/2

n+1

(a) e5x
1
(b)
1+x
(c) 7 cos(x)
ex + ex
(d) cosh x =
2
x
(e)
1x

(f) cos x

n

n=1

5. (a) Find the series radius and interval of

convergence. For what values of x does the
series converge (b) absolutely, (c) conditionally?
(a)

xn
n
n n3
n=1

7. Find the Maclaurin series expansion of the

following functions.

q


(1)
n+ n n

+
X

nxn
n+2

(a) f (x) = sin x, a = /4

(b) f (x) = x + 4, a = 0

(2n)n

(1)n

10n

6. Find the Taylor polynomials of orders 1, 2

and 3 generated by f at x = a

n2 + 2n + 1

+
X
(1)n (n + 1)n

n=1
+
X

n=0
+
X

n=1

(1)n1

cosn

n
n
n=1

n=1
+
X

n=0
+
X

n(x + 3)n
5n
n=1

+ 
X
1 n n
(i)
1+
x
n

(h)

(1)n n2 (2/3)n

n=1
+
X

+
X
(x 2)n

(g) xex
x2
(h)
1 + cos x
2
(i) x cos x
x2
(j)
1 2x

(1)n (4x + 1)n

n=0

8. Find the Taylor series expansion of the following functions at x = a.

ii. Use your answer in the previous

item to find the sum S of the series.
+
X
(x 1)n
(c) For the power series
,
3n n

(a) f (x) = x3 2x + 4, a = 2
(b) f (x) = x4 + x2 + 1, a = 2
1
(c) f (x) = 2 , a = 1
x
(d) f (x) = 2x , a = 1

n=1

i. determine its radius of convergence,

ii. find the interval of convergence,
iii. state clearly whether the series
converges absolutely, converges
conditionally or diverges at the
endpoints of the interval obtained
in the previous item.

9. SAMPLE EXAM
(a) Determine whether the sequence/series
is convergent/divergent.


1 +
1
i. tan n
n n=1


+
X
1
1
ii.
tan n
n
n=1
"
#
+  n/2
X
1
1
iii.
+
3
3
n
n=1
iv.
v.
vi.

+
X
n=1
+
X
n=0
+
X

n5

n7

(d) Differentiate the identity

+

X
1
=
3n1 xn ,
3(1 3x)
n=0

where |x| < 13 , to obtain a power series

1
representation for
.
(1 3x)2
(e) Find the Maclaurin series expansion of
f (x) = e2x and then use this to find the
+
X
(2 ln 2)n
sum of
.
n!

n4

+
+ n+1
n3

en

1
n(ln n)2

n=0

series

(f) Consider the function f (x) = ln(1 + x)

with |x| < 1.

i. Find the nth partial sum sn of the

series.

i. Find the third degree Taylor polynomial of f at 0.

ii. Use your answer in the previous
item to approximate ln(1.5).

n=2

(b) Consider
the
telescoping


X
5
5

.
2k 1 2k + 1
k=1