9.1-9.

3 Practice Test
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Write an expression for the nth term,

1) an = 7 + 7 + 7 + 7
8
27
64
n=1
3
A) ( 7 )
n

an.
+ ...

1)

B) 7
n3

C) 7
n4

D) 7
2n

Determine whether the given series converges or diverges, and find the sum if it converges.
2) 4 - 2 + 1 - 1 + . . .
2
A) Converges; sum = 2.2
C) Converges; sum = 3.7

3)

2)

B) Converges; sum = 2.67

D) Converges; sum = 3

e-2n

3)

n=0
A) Converges; sum =

e2
e2 - 1

B) Converges; sum =

C) Converges; sum =

e-2
e-2 - 1

D) Diverges

1
-2
e -1

Find the values of x for which the geometric series converges.

4) (x - 5)n
n=0
A) 4 < x < 5

5)

B) 5 < x < 6

4)
C) -5 < x < 5

D) 4 < x < 6

x-7 n
(-1)n
6

n=0
A) -5 < x < 19

5)
B) 5 < x < 19

C) -13 < x < 13

D) 1 < x < 13

Find the function which is represented by the given series for those x for which the series converges..

6) (x - 3)n
n=0
A)

1
4-x

B)

1
-2 + x

C)

1
4+x

D)

1
-2 - x

6)

7)

-6n xn

7)

n=0
A) f(x) =

1
1 - 6x

B) f(x) =

1
1 + 6x

C) f(x) =

Solve the problem.

8) For what value of r does the infinite series
1 + 2r + 4r2 + 2r3 + r4 + 2r5 + 4r6 + 2r7 + r8 + ...
converge?
A) |r| < 3
B) |r| < 1
2

6
1 + 6x

D) f(x) =

6
1 - 6x

8)

C) |r| < 1

D) |r| < 2

9) Find the value of b for which

9)

1 - eb + e2b - e3b + ... = 1 .

9
A) ln 10

B) ln 9

C) ln 8

D) ln 9
10

Find the Taylor polynomial of third order for the function at x = 0.

10) f(x) = 1
x+8
2
3
4
A) x - x + x - x
8
64
512
4096

2
3
4
B) x + x + x + x
8
64
512
4096

2
3
C) 1 + x + x + x
8
64
512
4096

2
3
D) 1 - x + x - x
8
64
512
4096

11) f(x) =

1+x
A) 1 + 1 x - 1 x2 + ...
3
9

10)

11)
B) 1 + 1 x - 1 x3 + ...
6
9

C) 1 + 1 x2 - 1 x4 + ...
6
9

D) 1 + x - x2 + ...

Find the first four nonzero terms of the Maclaurin expansion of the given function.
12) f(x) = e-3x
3
A) 1 - 3x + 9x2 + -27x + ...
2!
3!

2
3
B) x - 3x + -3x + -3x + ...
2!
3!

2
3
C) 1 - 3x + -3x + -3x + ...
2!
3!

D) -3x - 27x3 - 243x5 - 2187x7 + ...

12)

13) f(x) = ln (1 + x3)

A) x3 - 1 x6 + 1 x9 - 1 x12 + ...
2
3
4

13)
B) 1 x3 - 1 x6 + 1 x9 - 1 x12 + ...
3
6
9
12

C) x3 + 1 x6 - 1 x9 + 1 x12 + ...
2
6
24

D) x3 - 1 x6 + 1 x9 - 1 x12 + ...
2
6
24

Find the general term of the Maclaurin series for the given function.
14) cos 6x

(-1)n 62n x2n

(-1)2n 62n x2n
A)
B)
(2n)!
n!
n=0
n=0

(-1)n 62n x2n

(-1)2n 62n x2n
C)
D)
n!
(2n)!
n=0
n=0
Find the Taylor series generated by f at x = a.
15) f(x) = 1 , a = 5
x

A)

n=0

C)

n=0

14)

15)

(x - 5)n
5n+1

B)

(-1)n (x - 5)n
5n

D)

n=0

n=0

(-1)n (x - 5)n
5n+1
(x - 5)n
5n

Find the Taylor polynomial of order 3 generated by f at x = a.

16) f(x) = x2 + x + 1, a = 5
A) 31 + 11(x - 5) + 11(x - 5)2 + 31(x - 5)3
B) 1 + 3(x - 5) + 3(x - 5)2 + (x - 5)3
C) 31 + 11(x - 5) + (x - 5)2
D) 6 + 11(x - 5) + 16(x - 5)2
17) cos x a = 3
2

16)

17)

2
3
A) x - 3 - 1 x - 3 + 1 x - 3 - ...
2
2
2
2!
3!
2
3
B) 1 - 1 x - 3 + 1 x - 3 - ...
2
2
2!
3!
3
5
C) x - 3 - 1 x - 3 + 1 x - 3 - ...
2
2
2
3!
5!
2
D) 1 - x - 3 - 1 x - 3 + ...
2
2
2!

Solve the problem.

18) Find the coefficient of x3 in the Maclaurin series generated by f(x) = e6x.
A) 216
B) 6
C) 216
6

18)
D) 6
6

19) Find the coefficient of x5 in the Maclaurin series generated by f(x) = sin 4x.
A)

4
5040

3
D) 64x
6

C) 1024
120

B) 1024

19)

20) Find the coefficient of (x - 2)3 in the Taylor series generated by ln(x + 1), a = 2
A) 1
B) 1
C) 1
D) 1
3
2
81

20)

Find the Maclaurin series for the given function.

21) 1
x-7
A) -

n=0

xn
7n

B) -

n=0

21)

xn
7n+1

C)

n=0

xn
7n

D)

n=0

xn
7n+1

Solve the problem.

22) The polynomial 1 + 8x + 28x2 is used to approximate f(x) = (1 + x)8 on the interval
-0.01 x 0.01. Use the Remainder Estimation Theorem to estimate the maximum absolute
error.
A) 5.886 x 10-5
B) 3.642 x 10-5
C) 5.886 x 10-4

22)

23) Calculate the magnitude of the approximation error of e0.28 using four terms of the Maclaurin
series expansion.
A) 1.4 10 -5
B) 5.1 10 -5
C) 2.7 10 -4
D) 7.2 10 -5

23)

24) Use a graphical method to determine the approximate interval for which the second order
Taylor polynomial for ln (1 + x) at x = 0 approximates ln (1 + x) with an absolute error of no
more than 0.04.
A) -0.5525 x 0.2640
B) -0.5525 x 0.5525
C) -0.1928 x 0.7063
D) -0.4310 x 0.5525

24)

25) Calculate the magnitude of the approximation error of e0.315 using four terms of the Maclaurin
series expansion.
A) 8.2 10 -5
B) 1.3 10 -4
C) 4.4 10 -4
D) 2.6 10 -5

25)

Answer Key
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1) B
2) B
3) A
4) D
5) D
6) A
7) B
8) C
9) C
10) D
11) A
12) A
13) A
14) A
15) B
16) C
17) C
18) C
19) C
20) C
21) B
22) A
23) C
24) D
25) C