MAT455

TUTORIAL: Test for convergence

1. Use an appropriate test to determine whether the following series converge or

  k 4  10k
a)   2  k  (ans: con) b)  (ans: con)
k 1 k  1 e  k 1 (3k  2)!

 ( 1)k  k
c)  2 (ans: con) d)  (ans: div)
k 1 (k  1)(k  3) k 1 k 2

 3k  k 5k (k! )2
e)  k (ans: div) f)  (ans: div)
k 1 2  2k k 1 (2k )!


 3 1  ek
g)  k 1
  (ans: con) h)  (ans: con)
k 1 4 k  k 1 (2k  1)!

 2k  1  k
i)  (ans: div) j)  (ans: div)
K 1 3k  2 k 1 ln( k  1)
2

 (2k )!  1
k)  k
(ans: div) l)  k
(ans: con)
k 1 2 k 1 k(3 )
  (k  1)!
k n)  k 2 (ans: div)
m)  (ans: conv)
k 1 k  1
2 k 1 2 k
 k 1
(k  3)! 
o)  p) 
 3 
  
4 
k  2  (ans : Div)
k
k 1 3 ! k ! 3 (ans: Conv) k 1  4 
 
(k  1)!
q)  2 k
(ans: div) r) 
 9 
 k  2  
1 
 (ans: div)
k 1 k 1  3  k
 
3 k 1 k 2
s) 
k 1 2
k
(ans: div) t) 
K 1 k 3
 1
(ans: conv by CT

 
2k(k  1) 1  2k
u) 
k 1
4k  1
(ans: div by DT) v) 
K 1 1 k 2  k 5
(ans: conv by LCT


k ! 2 2k (ans: conv) 
w) 
k 1
(2k  1)!
x) 23
k 1
e2
k
(ans: div)

 
 1  1  2k 1
y)   3  k  (ans: div)
k 1 
k  
z)  3 (k  1) (ans: conv)
k 0
k
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2. Use the integral test to determine whether the following series is converges or
diverges.

 
ek

k
a)
k 1 k2  1
(ans: div) b) 
k 1 2  e
k
(ans: div)


 1 k
 1   d) 
  k  (ans: conv) k 1 ( 2k  1)
2
3/2
c)
k 1
k2

3. Determine if the following series is absolutely convergent, conditionally

  ( 1)k

2k
a) ( 1) k 1
(ans: abs con) b)  (ans: cond con)
k! k 1 k(k  1)
k 1
 
k2
  1k
k 1 k
c)  (1) (ans: cond con) d) (ans: div)
k 1 k3  1 2k  1
k 1
 
ek ( 1)k 1
e) 
k 1
( 1) k
k2
(ans: div) f) 
k 1
(k  2)
(ans: cond con)


( 1)k 1 k
g) 
k 1
(k  5)
( ans: cond con)

4. Determine the interval of convergence for the following power series.

 ( x  1)2k  ( x  4)k
a)  (1) k
(ans: -3<x<1) b)  (1)k (ans: 3≤x≤5)
k 1 4k 1 k 0 (k  1)2

 (2)k (2x  1)k ( 1)k ( x  1)k
c)  (ans: -3/4<x<-1/4) d)  k 3k
(ans: -2 < x ≤4 )
k 1 k2 k 1

 
( 4  2 x )k ( 2)k ( x  2)k
e) 
k 1 k2
(ans: 3/2≤x≤5/2) f) 
k 1 k
(ans: 3/2<x<5/2)

 
( 2)n
g) 
k 1
( 3) k  1( x  1)
k k h)  n 1 n
( x  3)n
ans: -7/2<x≤-5/2
(ans: 2/3<x<4/3)


(2)k 1
 4k (k  1 )( x  1 )k Ans: -1<x ≤ 3
i) k 1
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 ( 1)k x 2k
5. Show that the power series  2k 2 converges for all values of x.
k 1 2 (k! )


3 e n 2
6. Let 
n1
a n be the infinite series whose n th partial sum is given by S n 
en
.
 
Determine whether a
n1
n converges or diverges. If a
n1
n converges, find its sum.

(ans: Conv, Sum=3)

7. Determine whether the following series converges or diverges. Justify your

3n n
3 9
  ... b) 
n 
a) 3
2 8 n! 2n n1
2
7 ans: Conv
ans: Conv
8n  12n 2 5
 8n n
c) 
n1 4n 5  6
d) 
n 1 5n
ans: div
ans: div


( 1)n
8. For the following two values of p, determine whether the series 
n 1 n
p

converges absolutely, converges conditionally or diverges?

i. p5
2
ii. p
3

9. Use any relevant test to determine whether the following series is converges or
diverges.

5k  2 k
i.  3k  4 k ans : Div
k 1


k
ii.  5 2 k 3 k !
ans : Conv
k 1


2k
iii.  ln  k  3 ans : Div
k 1


 1k k
10. Determine whether the series
k 2  4
 converges absolutely, converges
k 1
conditionally or diverges. Ans: Conv Abs