Bahir Dar University

Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Design Technology

Applied Mathematics Worksheet I

1. Determine if the following sequence converges or diverges. If the sequence converges
determine its limit

{ } { } { } { } { } {( ) } (−1 )n−1 n
2 n n n
2 n−3 n 2 +3 3 3 n−5
a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
5 n+6 e
n n
2 +1 n
2
2
n−1
4 n+2

{( 2 n−10 ) } { } { n +5 }
n
2 n+6 5 2−3 n n+6
¿ { cos ⁡(nπ )
h. i.} cos ⁡( ) (−1 ) j. k. 2
n+ 2
2. Determine whether the sequence is monotone and/or bounded

a. { 3 n+ 6
3 n+7 } { }
b.
2n +3
2 n+1
c. {(−1 )n+1 8 } d. {n+n 1 } e. { nen }
−2
f. { n (−1 )n +2 }n=0
n=∞

3. Determine whether the series converges or diverges

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
1 1 4 n2−n 3
a. ∑ n b. ∑ 2
n −1
c. ∑ 3n−1 d. ∑ 7+8 n 3 e. ∑ 7−n+ 3 6 n+1
n =1 n =2 n =1 n =1 n=0

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ −n ❑
4 e
∑( ∑ n e−n h. ∑ 9n ∑ n+ cos
2
−n+ 2 n+ 1
f. 2 ¿ −5 4 ) ¿ g. i. 2
n =1 n +4 n+3 n=0 n =1 n =1 (n)
∞ ∞ 7 ∞ ∞ ∞
n cos ⁡(nπ )
j. ∑
4
k. ∑ nn10++64 l. ∑ 6 n1−n m. ∑ n. ∑
n =2 ln ⁡(n) n =1 n =1 n =1 √ 3+n 2
n =1 n+1
∞
∞ ∞ 2 ∞
(−1 )n +1 ∞
3 n en
o. ∑ (−1 ) n−1 4 n−1
3 n+2
p.
n
∑ ( 2 n−1 )!
q. ∑ n7 !n r. ∑ n2 +3 s. ∑ n 2+1
n =1 n =2 n=0 n=0 n=0

∞ ❑
(−6 )3−n ∞ ∞
t. ∑ 3 2+n 21−3 n u. ∑
❑ 8
2−n v. ∑ n2 +73n+12 x. ∑ n 2−410n+3
n=0 n =1 n=4

4. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric sequence 3,6,12, . . .

1 1 1 1 1 1
5. Find the sum of the series s7 =¿ 1− + − + − +
√ 2 2 2 √ 2 4 4 √2 8
6. Express the repeating decimal as a rational number.

a . 0.111 … b . 0.1212… c . 0.1555 … d . 0.235235 … e . 0.131313 …

7. A ball dropped from a height of 1 meter onto a smooth surface. On each bounce the ball rises to 60%
of the height it reached on the previous bounce. Find the total distance the ball travels.
8. Determine if each of the following series are absolute convergent, conditionally convergent or divergent.
n
∞ ∞
( 3 n−7 n 4 ) ∞
(−1 )n+ 2 ∞
(−1 )n+ 1 ( n+1 ) ∞
(−1 )n+ 1
a. ∑ ( n )n b. ∑ 4 n c. ∑ n3 +1 d. ∑ n3 +1 e. ∑ 6 n+7
n =1 −13 n =1 ( 11 n +10 ) n =2 n=3 n =1

9. For each of the following power series determine the interval and radius of convergence.

∞ ∞ ∞
1 n2 n +1
a. ∑ 2 +n(¿n2 +1)
¿¿ b. ∑ 3 n (2 x+ 7)
n
c. ∑ ( 2 n+ 1
n+1 ) !
(x−2)
n

n=0 (−3 ) n=0 4 n=0

∞ 1+2 n ∞ n
4
d. ∑ 5
n+1
(x+ 3)
n
e. ∑ 6n (4 x−1)n−1
n=0 n=0

10. Write the given function as a power series and give the interval of convergence.

6 x3
a. f ( x )= 4
b . g ( x ) = 2
C . h ( x )=x 2 e−3 x
1+7 x 3−x

11. Find the Taylor Series for each of the following functions.
3
a. f ( x )=cos ( 4 x ) about x=0 b . g ( x )=x 6 e2 x about x=0

c. h ( x )=e−6 x about x =−4 d . k ( x )=7 x 2−6 x +1 about x=2

1+ x
e .coshx f . sinhx g . ln ⁡( )
1−x

e x −1
12. Determine a Taylor Series about x=0 for the following integral ∫ dx
x

13. Determine a Taylor Series about x=0 for f ( x )=tan (x )

−1