National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

Department of Mathematics
Real Analysis and Probability Theory (MAIR33)
II B.Tech ECE-B Semester-III July 2023 Session
Assignment - 1
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1. Let x1 = 8 and xn+1 = xn + 2 for n ∈ N. Show that (xn ) is bounded and monotone. Find the
2
limit.
p (a + b)
2. If a > 0, b > 0 show that lim ( (n + a)(n + b) − n) = .
n→∞ 2
xn+1
3. Let (xn ) be a sequence of positive real numbers such that L = lim exists. Prove that if
n→∞ xn
L < 1, then (xn ) converges and lim xn = 0.
n→∞

xn
4. Find the limit of the sequence fn (x) = on [0, 2], and determine whether the convergence is
1 + xn
uniform.
x
5. Evaluate the limit of the sequence fn (x) = on [0, 1]. Show that the convergence is not
Z 1 Z 1 nx + 1
uniform, but that fn (x)dx → f (x)dx.
0 0
x
6. The functions fn on [−1, 1] are defined by fn (x) = . Show that (fn ) converges uniformly
1 + n2 x2
and that its limit f is differentiable, but that the equality f ′ (x) = lim fn′ (x) does not hold for all
n→∞
x ∈ [−1, 1].
7. Determine the domain of (i) absolute convergence and (ii) uniform convergence for the series
∞
X 1
2x
.
n=1
1 + n
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8. Determine where the series fn converges pointwise and where it converges uniformly, if fn (x) is
1 xn
defined as (a) 2 (b) , x ̸= −1. in book
x + n2 1 + xn
∞
X xp
9. Prove that the series , where p > 0, is uniformly convergent on [0, 1] if and only if
n=1
1 + n2 x2
p > 1.
nn (n!)2
an xn , where an is given by (a)
P
10. Determine the radius of convergence of the series (b)
n! (2n)!
11. For what values of c is each of the following series uniformly convergent on [−c, c]?
X 2n X (−1)n xn X
xn (1 − x).
P n
(a) nx (b) √ (c) (d)
n!xn 5n (n + 1)
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12. Find the Taylor expansions of about x = 0 and x = 1. What is the radius of convergence
2−x
in each case?