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11.4 Homework Solution

This document provides 8 solutions to convergence tests using limits, comparison tests, p-tests, and geometric series tests. Each solution applies the appropriate convergence test to determine if a given series converges or diverges.

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11.4 Homework Solution

This document provides 8 solutions to convergence tests using limits, comparison tests, p-tests, and geometric series tests. Each solution applies the appropriate convergence test to determine if a given series converges or diverges.

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11.

4 SOLUTIONS

1 1
1. < 3 since n3 + n2 > n3 for all n, and since 9. Use the Limit Comparison Test with
n3 + n2 n
1 1
∞
1 ∞
1 an =  and bn = .
is a convergent p-series (p = 3 > 1),
3
n (n + 1) (n + 2) n
n=1
n 3
n=1
n3 + n2
an n
lim = lim 
converges also by the Comparison Test. n→∞ bn n→∞ 3 n (n + 1) (n + 2)

 3 ∞ 1
3 3 = lim 
2. < n and converges (geometric with n→∞ 3 1 (1 + 1/n) (1 + 2/n)
4n +5 4 n=1
4n
=1>0
1 ∞
3
|r| = < 1) so by the Comparison Test, 
∞
1 ∞
1
4 n=1
4n +5
so since diverges, so does  .
n=1
n n=1
3
n (n + 1) (n + 2)
converges also.

3 3 ∞
3
3. ≤ n. is a geometric series with
n2n 2 n=1
2n

1 ∞
3
|r| = < 1, and hence converges, so converges
2 n=1
n2 n

also, by the Comparison Test.

1 1 
∞ 1
4. √ > √ and √ diverges (p-series with
n−1 n n=2 n
1 
∞ 1
p = < 1) so √ diverges by the Comparison
2 n=2 n−1
Test.
 n  n
1 + 5n 5n 5 
∞ 5
5. > = . is a divergent
4n 4n 4 n=0 4
5 ∞ 1 + 5n

geometric series (|r| = > 1) so diverges by
4 n=0 4n
the Comparison Test.

sin2 n 1 1  1 ∞
6. √ ≤ √ = 3/2 and converges
n n n n n n=1
n3/2

3 ∞
sin2 n
(p = > 1) so √ converges by the Comparison
2 n=1
n n
Test.

3 3 ∞
3 ∞
1
7. < 2. = 3 is a convergent
n (n + 3) n n=1
n2
n=1
n2


∞
3
p-series (p = 2 > 1) so converges by the
n=1
n (n + 3)
Comparison Test.

1 1 1
8.  < √ = 3/2 and since
n (n + 1) (n + 2) n · n · n n
∞
1 3
converges (p = > 1), so does
n=1
n3/2 2

∞
1
 by the Comparison Test.
n=1 n (n + 1) (n + 2)

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