CALCULUS BC
WORKSHEET ON ALTERNATING SERIES AND REMAINDERS:
Work these on notebook paper. Use your calculator on problems 1 ~5, and give decimal answers correct to three
decimal places,
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1. Approximate the sum, S, of the series 7 cy by using its first five terms, and explain why your
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2, Approximate the sum, S, of the series ors
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by using its first six terms, and explain why your
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3, Approximate the sum of the convergent series)" Gc) so thatthe error will be less than ——,
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How many terms were needed? What are the properties of the terms of this series that guarantee that your
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so that the error will be less than a
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How many terms were needed? What are the properties of the terms of this series that guarantee that your
approximation is within = of the exact value? Justify your answer.
Determine whether each of the given series converges or diverges, Justify your answer.
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