Homework

Hamza Rehioui
Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find a formula for the nth term of the sequence.

1) 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 (0, 1, 0, 1 repeated) 1) B
n n
A) a n sin B) a n cos C) a n cos(n ) D) an sin(n )
2 2

1 1 1 1
2) 1, , ,
4 9
,
16 25
(reciprocals of squares with alternating signs) 2) D
2
( 1)n ( 1)2n 1 ( 1)n ( 1)n 1
A) a n B) a n C) a n D) a n
n2 n2 n2 n2

Find the limit of the sequence if it converges; otherwise indicate divergence.

5
3) a n ( 1)n
n
3) B
A) 5 B) 0 C) 5 D) Diverges

(ln n)4
4) a n 4) B
n
A) ln 4 B) 0 C) e4 D) Diverges

tan 1 n
5) a n
7
5) C
n

A) B) 1 C) 0 D) Diverges
2

ln(n 3)
6) a n 6) D
n 1/n
A) 0 B) ln 3 C) 1 D) Diverges

tan 1 n
7) a n
2
7) C
n

A) 1 B) C) 0 D) Diverges
2

Determine if the sequence is monotonic and if it is bounded.

3n 1
8) a n
n 1
8) D
A) decreasing; bounded B) not monotonic; bounded
C) decreasing; unbounded D) nondecreasing; bounded

1
 9n B
9) a n 9)
9n
A) nondecreasing; bounded B) nondecreasing; unbounded
C) not monotonic; unbounded D) decreasing; unbounded

n!
10) 10) C
5n
A) nonincreasing; unbounded B) nondecreasing; unbounded
C) not monotonic; unbounded D) nondecreasing; bounded

2n
11) a n 11) B
5 n n!
A) increasing; unbounded B) decreasing; bounded
C) nondecreasing; bounded D) not monotonic; unbounded

Determine whether the nonincreasing sequence converges or diverges.

5n 1 2n
12) a n 12) A
n 5n
A) Converges B) Diverges

1 n 8n
13) a n 13) B
8n
A) Converges B) Diverges

Provide an appropriate response.

2 a a b A
14) A sequence of rational numbers {rn } is defined by r1 , and if rn then rn 1 . Find r50. 14)
1 b a b
A) 3 B) 2 C) 50 D) 49

1 a a 6b C
15) A sequence of rational numbers {rn } is defined by r1 , and if rn then rn 1 . Find 15)
1 b a b
lim rn . Hint: Compute the square of several terms of the sequence on a calculator.
n
A) 2 3 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

2
Find a formula for the nth partial sum of the series and use it to find the series' sum if the series converges.
4 4 4
16) 4
5 25
... ... 16) D
5 1
n
1 1
41 41
5n 10 5 1
n
A) ; B) ;5
1 3 1
1 1
5 5
1 1
41 41
5n 1 10 5n
C) ; D) ;5
1 3 1
1 1
5 5

17) 5 40 320 ... 5 8 n 1 ... 17) B

5 1 8n 5 51 8n
A) ; B) ; series diverges
1 8 9 1 8
51 8n 51 8n 5
C) ; series diverges D) ;
8 1 1 8 7

Find the sum of the series.

6
18) 18) A
n 0 7n
3 21
A) 7 B) C) D) 1
4 4

3 C
19) ( 1)n 19)
n 0 2n
A) 6 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1

Determine if the geometric series converges or diverges. If it converges, find its sum.
3 3 2 3 3 3 4 B
20) 1 ... 20)
10 10 10 10
10 11
A) converges, 2 B) converges, C) diverges D) converges,
7 7

21) 1 ( 4) ( 4)2 ( 4)3 ( 4)4 . . . 21) D

A) converges, 16 B) converges, 40 C) converges, 4 D) diverges

Express the number as the ratio of two integers.

22) 0.88888 . . . 22) D
8 80 80 8
A) B) C) D)
99 99 999 9

3
Use the nth Term Test for divergence to show that the series is divergent, or state that the test is inconclusive.

23)
n
23) B
n 2
n 1
1
A) converges, B) diverges C) inconclusive D) converges, 2
2

5
24) cos
n
24) D
n 1
A) converges, 5 B) inconclusive C) converges, 1 D) diverges

25) ln
4
25) C
n
n 1
1
A) converges; ln B) inconclusive C) diverges D) converges; ln 4
4

Determine if the series converges or diverges. If the series converges, find its sum.
8
26)
n(n 3)
26) D
n 1
20 28 44
A) diverges B) converges; C) converges; D) converges;
3 9 9

6
27)
(4n 1)(4n 3)
27) C
n 1
1 1
A) diverges B) converges; 1 C) converges; D) converges;
2 3

Determine if the series converges or diverges; if the series converges, find its sum.
1
28)
n
28) C
n 0 ( 3)
3 3 3 3
A) Converges; B) Converges;
2 2
3 3
C) Converges; D) Diverges
2

10 D
29) ln 29)
n
n 1
A) Converges; 1 B) Converges; ln 10

1
C) Converges; ln D) Diverges
10

4
Find the values of x for which the geometric series converges.

30) 4 n xn 30) C
n 0
1
A) |x| 8 B) |x| 1 C) |x| D) |x| 4
4

31) 3n xn 31) C
n 0
1
A) |x| 6 B) |x| 3 C) |x| D) |x| 1
3

Use the integral test to determine whether the series converges.

1
32) 32) A
n 1 2n
A) converges B) diverges

33)
9
33)
B
n
n 1
A) converges B) diverges

Use the Comparison Test to determine if the series converges or diverges.

34)
8
34)
B
3
n 1 3 n 10 n
A) converges B) diverges

Use the limit comparison test to determine if the series converges or diverges.
5 A
35) 35)
8n 7 ln n 2
n 1
A) Diverges B) Converges

Use the Ratio Test to determine if the series converges or diverges.

36) n! e 8n 36)
A
n 1
A) Diverges B) Converges

Use the Root Test to determine if the series converges or diverges.

ln n n B
37) 37)
9n 10
n 1
A) Diverges B) Converges

5
Determine convergence or divergence of the series.
5n 2 5
B
38) sin 38)
n 1 n2 2
A) Converges B) Diverges

ln (4n)
39) 39) A
n 1 n3
A) Converges B) Diverges

Determine convergence or divergence of the alternating series.

( 1)n
40) 40) B
n 1 3n 5 3
A) Diverges B) Converges

41)
( 7)n
41)
A
n 1 5n 2 7n
A) Converges B) Diverges

Determine if the series converges absolutely, converges, or diverges.

( 1)n C
42) 42)
4/3 5
n 1 4n
A) diverges B) Converges conditionally C) Converges absolutely

Estimate the magnitude of the error involved in using the sum of the first four terms to approximate the sum of the entire
series.
1
43) ( 1)n 1 43) C
n 1 5n
1
A) Error 1.60 10 3 B) Error
n

C) Error 3.20 10 4 D) Error 6.40 10 5

Determine how many terms should be used to estimate the sum of the entire series with an error of less than 0.001.
8 D
44) ( 1)n 1 44)
n 1 (n n)3
A) n 17 B) n 18 C) n 15 D) n 16

Find the infinite sum accurate to three decimal places.

1 B
45) ( 1)n 1 45)
n 1 4n
A) 0.143 B) 0.200 C) 0.800 D) 0.571