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1.
If for , which of the following statements about the infinite series

is true?

A The series converges and has sum 0.

B The series converges and has sum .

C The series converges and has sum 1.

D The series diverges.

If and are positive real numbers, which of the following conditions guarantees that the infinite
2.

series converges?

3. What is the sum of the series

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D The series diverges.

4. Which of the following series diverge?

1.

2.

3.

A II only

B III only

C I and II only

D I, II, and III

5.
If for , which of the following statements about must be true?

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A The series converges and .

B The series diverges and .

C The series converges and .

D The series diverges and .

The integral test can be used to determine that which of the following statements about the infinite
6.

series is true?

A The series converges because ⅆ .

B The series converges because ⅆ .

C The series converges because ⅆ .

D The series diverges because ⅆ is not finite.

7.
What are all values of for which converges?

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E There are no values of for which this integral converges.

8. Which of the following series diverge?

I.

II.

III.

A None

B II only

C III only

D I and III

E II and III

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Which of the following series can be used with the limit comparison test to determine whether the
9.
series converges or diverges?

10. Which of the following statements is true?

A The series diverges by the alternating series test.

B The series converges by the alternating series test.

C The series converges by the alternating series test.

D The series converges by the alternating series test.

11. Which of the following series converge?

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A I only

B III only

C I and II only

D I and III only

E I, II, and III

12. If the ratio test is applied to the series , which of the following inequalities results, implying

that the series converges?

13. Which of the following series are conditionally convergent?

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A I only

B I and II only

C I and III only

D II and III only

14. If the series is approximated by the partial sum , what

is the least value

of for which the alternating series error bound guarantees that ?

A 31

B 32

C 33

D 34

15. If the series is approximated by the partial sum with 15 terms, what is the

alternating series error bound?

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