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MATH 2202 Exam 4 Solutions: Ratio Test, Power Series, Taylor Series, and Integration - Pro, Exams of Calculus

The solutions to exam 4 of math 2202, focusing on topics such as the ratio test for series convergence, finding the radius of convergence of power series, obtaining the taylor series of a function, and approximating definite integrals using maclaurin series. Students can use this document as a valuable resource for understanding these concepts and preparing for exams.

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MATH 2202 - Exam 4 (Version 1) Solutions
November 23, 2009
S. F. Ellermeyer Name
Instructions. Show all of your work! You will not get full credit if you don’t include
correct notation. In particular, you must write “= where needed. Also, when discussing
sequences and series, take care not to write the word “it”.
Special Thanksgiving Bonus!: There are six questions on this exam but I will only
use your best ve to compute your grade.
1. Try to use the Ratio Test to determine whether or not the series
1
X
n=1
pn
1 + n2
converges or diverges. Does the Ratio Test succeed of fail? If the test succeeds, then
does it tell you that the series converges or diverges (and why)? If the test fails, then
why does it fail?
Solution: Since
an=pn
1 + n2,
then
an+1 =pn+ 1
1+(n+ 1)2
and
an+1
an
=pn+ 1
1+(n+ 1)21 + n2
pn
=rn+ 1
nn2+ 1
n2+ 2n+ 2.
Since
lim
n!1
an+1
an
= lim
n!1 rn+ 1
nn2+ 1
n2+ 2n+ 2 =p11 = 1,
the Ratio Test fails to give any information about the convergence or divergence of the
series. (The series can be shown to converge by the Limit Comparison Test.)
2. Find the radius of convergence of the power series
1
X
n=1
n2xn
246(2n).
Solution: We have
bn=n2xn
246(2n)
1
pf3
pf4

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MATH 2202 - Exam 4 (Version 1) Solutions November 23, 2009 S. F. Ellermeyer Name

Instructions. Show all of your work! You will not get full credit if you donít include correct notation. In particular, you must write ì=îwhere needed. Also, when discussing sequences and series, take care not to write the word ìitî. Special Thanksgiving Bonus!: There are six questions on this exam but I will only use your best Öve to compute your grade.

  1. Try to use the Ratio Test to determine whether or not the series X^1

n=

p n 1 + n^2

converges or diverges. Does the Ratio Test succeed of fail? If the test succeeds, then does it tell you that the series converges or diverges (and why)? If the test fails, then why does it fail? Solution: Since an =

p n 1 + n^2

then an+1 =

p n + 1 1 + (n + 1)^2 and an+ an

p n + 1 1 + (n + 1)^2

1 + n^2 p n

=

r n + 1 n

n^2 + 1 n^2 + 2n + 2

Since

n^ lim!

an+ an = lim n!

r n + 1 n

n^2 + 1 n^2 + 2n + 2

p 1  1 = 1,

the Ratio Test fails to give any information about the convergence or divergence of the series. (The series can be shown to converge by the Limit Comparison Test.)

  1. Find the radius of convergence of the power series X^1

n=

n^2 xn 2  4  6     (2n)

Solution: We have bn = n^2 xn 2  4  6     (2n)

and bn+1 = (n + 1)^2 xn+ 2  4  6     (2n) (2n + 2)

Thus

bn+ bn

(n + 1)^2 xn+ 2  4  6     (2n) (2n + 2)

2  4  6     (2n) n^2 xn

=

n + 1 n

2 n + 2

jxj

and we see that

n^ lim!

bn+ bn = lim n!

n + 1 n

2 n + 2

jxj = (1)^2 (0) jxj = 0.

By the Ratio Test, we conclude that the given series converges no matter what x is. In other words, the radius of convergence is 1.

  1. Begin with the known power series representation

1 1 x = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4 + x^5 +   

which holds for all x 2 ( 1 ; 1) and use substitutions and algebra to obtain the power series representation of x^2 1 + 9x^2

What is the interval of convergence of the power series that you obtain? (Be detailed in your solution.) Solution: Note that x^2 1 + 9x^2 = x^2 

1 ( 9 x^2 )

Since 1 1 x

X^1

n=

xn^ for all x such that jxj < 1 ,

then 1 1 ( 9 x^2 )

X^1

n=

9 x^2

n for all x such that 9 x^2 < 1.

The inequality j 9 x^2 j < 1 is equivalent to jxj^2 < 1 = 9 and this is equivalent to jxj < 1 = 3. The radius of convergence of the latter series is thus 1 = 3. Finally

x^2 1 + 9x^2 = x^2 1 +

X^1

n=

9 x^2

n

= x^2 +

X^1

n=

9 x^2

n x^2

and we obtain Z (^2)

1

ex x dx

 ln (x) + x +

x^2 +

x^3 +

x^4

x=

x=

ln (2) + 2 +

(2)^2 +

(2)^3 +

(2)^4

ln (1) + 1 +

  1. Since

lim x! 0 cos (x) 1 x is a limit problem of the indeterminate form 0 = 0 , we can use LíHospitalís Rule to Önd that

x^ lim! 0

cos (x) 1 x = lim x! 0 sin (x) 1

sin (0) 1

Another way to show that

x^ lim! 0

cos (x) 1 x

is to use the MacClaurin series of cos (x). Show how this is done. Solution: Since

cos (x) = 1

x^2 +

x^4

x^6 +    for all x,

then cos (x) 1 =

x^2 +

x^4

x^6 +    for all x, and cos (x) 1 x

x +

x^3

x^5 +    for all x 6 = 0. Since power series are continuous functions, we obtain

x^ lim! 0

cos (x) 1 x = (^) xlim! 0

x +

x^3

x^5 +