Calculus 2 : Series in Calculus

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Calculus 2

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 :Series And Functions

What do we mean when we say an infinite seriesconverges?

Possible Answers:

The sequence收敛,.

The sequence partial sums of the sequence, denoted收敛,.

The sequence partial sums of the sequence收敛,.

The sequence partial sums of the sequence, also denoted收敛,.

None of the other choices

Correct answer:

The sequence partial sums of the sequence, denoted收敛,.

Explanation:

This is the definition of a convergent infinite series.

Example Question #12 :Series And Functions

What is the sum of the following geometric series:

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since this is a geometric series with a rate betweenand, we can use the following equation to find the sum:

, whereis the starting number in the sequence, andis the common divisor between successive terms in the sequence. In this sequence, to go from one number to the next, we multiply byNow, we plug everything into the equation:

Example Question #13 :Series And Functions

Find the infinite sum of the following geometric series:

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since this is a geometric series with a rate betweenand, we can use the following equation to find the sum:

, whereis the starting number in the sequence, andis the common divisor between successive terms in the sequence. In this sequence, to go from one number to the next, we multiply byNow, we plug everything into the equation:

Example Question #14 :Series And Functions

Find the infinite sum of the following series:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For the sum of an infinite series, we have the following formula:

, whereis the first term in the series andis the rate at which our series is changing between consecutive numbers in the series. Plugging all of the relevant information for this series, we get:

Example Question #15 :Series And Functions

Find the infinite sum of the following series:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For the sum of an infinite series, we have the following formula:

, whereis the first term in the series andis the rate at which our series is changing between consecutive numbers in the series. Plugging all of the relevant information for this series, we get:

Example Question #16 :Series And Functions

A) Find a power series representation of the function,

B) Determine the power series radius of convergence.

Possible Answers:

A) Power Series for

B) Radius of Convergence

2

A) Power Series for,

B) Radius of Convergence

1

A) Power Series for,

B) Radius of Convergence

1

A) Power Series for,

B) Radius of Convergence

2

A) Power Series for

B) Radius of Convergence

2

Correct answer:

A) Power Series for

B) Radius of Convergence

2

Explanation:

This function can be easily written as a power series using the formula for a convergent geometric series.

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For any

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First let's make some modifications to the function so we can compare it to the form of a convergent geometric series:

Notice if we takeandwe can writein the form,

We can find the radius of convergence by applying the condition.

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找到收敛半径。

Case 1

Case 2

Combing both cases gives the interval of convergence,

Therefore the radius of convergence is.

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We can continue simplifying our most recent expression of.

Example Question #17 :Series And Functions

Does the following series converge or diverge:

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined with the given information.

Diverge

Converge

Correct answer:

Diverge

Explanation:

To test if this series diverges, before using a higher test, we may use the test for divergence.

The test for divergence informs that if the sequence does not approach 0 as n approaches infinity then the series diverges (NOTE: This only shows divergence, the converse is not true, that is, the test for divergence cannot be used to show convergence.).

We note that as

,

this is derived from the fact that to find the limit as x approaches infinity of a function, one must first find the horizontal asymptote. Since this function is a rational expression with the highest power in both the numerator and denominator, the horizontal asymptote is equal to the quotient of the leading coefficients of both the numerator and denominator, which in this case is 2/3.

Since the limit as x tends to infinity of this series is a nonzero value, we may conclude that the series diverges by the Test for Divergence.

Example Question #1 :Concepts Of Convergence And Divergence

One of the following infinite series CONVERGES. Which is it?

Possible Answers:

None of the others converge.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

converges due to the comparison test.

We start with the equation. Sincefor all values of k, we can multiply both side of the equation by the inequality and getfor all values of k. Sinceis a convergent p-series with,hence also converges by the comparison test.

Example Question #1 :Concepts Of Convergence And Divergence

Determine the nature of the following series having the general term:

Possible Answers:

The series is convergent.

Correct answer:

The series is convergent.

Explanation:

We will use the Limit Comparison Test to show this result.

We first denote the genera term of the series by:

and.

We haveand the series have the same nature .

We know that

is convergent by comparing the integral

which we know is convergent.

Therefore by the Limit Comparison Test.

we have.

Example Question #1 :Concepts Of Convergence And Divergence

Ifconverges, which of the following statements must be true?

Possible Answers:

The limit of thepartial sums asapproaches infinity is zero.

None of the other answers must be true.

For some large value of,.

The limit of theterm asapproaches infinity is not zero.

Correct answer:

For some large value of,.

Explanation:

如果级数收敛,那么我们知道μst approach zero. At some point, the terms will be less than 1, meaning when you take the third power of the term, it will be less than the original term.

Other answers are not true for a convergent series by theterm test for divergence.

In addition, the limit of thepartial sums refers to the value the series converges to. A convergent series need not converge to zero. The alternating harmonic series is a good counter example to this.

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