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Sample Final Questions: (A) Converge or Diverge As N ? If A

This document provides sample final exam questions for a calculus class. The questions cover several calculus topics including: determining if sequences converge or diverge and finding their limits; applying convergence tests to series; finding intervals of convergence for power series; using Taylor polynomials and Taylor's theorem to approximate functions; finding orthogonal and coplanar vectors; finding parametric equations of lines; using the chain rule; finding directional derivatives and tangent planes; finding and classifying critical points; using Lagrange multipliers to minimize a function subject to a constraint. The questions range in difficulty from basic to advanced calculus concepts.

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Sample Final Questions: (A) Converge or Diverge As N ? If A

This document provides sample final exam questions for a calculus class. The questions cover several calculus topics including: determining if sequences converge or diverge and finding their limits; applying convergence tests to series; finding intervals of convergence for power series; using Taylor polynomials and Taylor's theorem to approximate functions; finding orthogonal and coplanar vectors; finding parametric equations of lines; using the chain rule; finding directional derivatives and tangent planes; finding and classifying critical points; using Lagrange multipliers to minimize a function subject to a constraint. The questions range in difficulty from basic to advanced calculus concepts.

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Calculus: Math 21C, Fall 2010

Sample Final Questions


1. Do the following sequences {an } converge or diverge as n ? If a
sequence converges, find its limit. Justify your answers.
(a) an =

2n2 + 3n3
;
2n3 + 3n2

(b) an = cos(n);

(c) an =

sin(n2 )
.
n2

2. Do the following series converge or diverge? State clearly which test you
use.

n+4
(a)
6n 17
n=1

n
(b)
4
n +7
n=2
(c)
(d)

(5)n+1
n=1

n=3

(e)
(f)

(2n)!
ln n
n

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
+ 4 4 + 4 + 4 4 + 4 4 +
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9

[ n
]
e en+1
n=1

3. Determine the interval of convergence (including the endpoints) for the


following power series. State explicitly for what values of x the series converges absolutely, converges conditionally, and diverges. Specify the radius
of convergence R and the center of the interval of convergence a.

(1)n 2n
n=1

(x 1)n .

4. Write the Taylor polynomial P2 (x) at x = 0 of order 2 for the function


f (x) = ln(1 + x).
1

Use Taylors theorem with remainder to give a numerical estimate of the


maximum error in approximating ln(1.1) by P2 (0.1) .
5. (a) Find the value(s) of c for which the vectors
u = ci + j + ck,

v = 2i 3j + ck.

are orthogonal.
(b) Find the value(s) of c for which the vectors
u = ci + j + ck,

v = 2i 3j + ck,

w
= i + 6k.

lie in the same plane.


6. Find a parametric equation for the line in which the planes
3x 6y 4z = 15 and 6x + y 2z = 5
intersect.
7. Suppose that
f (x, y) = ex cos y
and
x = u2 v 2 ,

y = u2 + v 2 .

Using the chain rule, compute the values of


f
,
u

f
v

at the point (u, v) = (1, 1).


8. Let

(
)
f (x, y, z) = ln x2 + y 2 1 + y + 6z.

In what direction u is f (x, y, z) increasing most rapidly at the point (1, 1, 0)?
Give your answer as a unit vector u. What is the directional derivative of f
in the direction u?
9. Find the equation of the tangent plane to the surface
xyz = 2
2

at the point (1, 1, 2).


10. Find all critical points of the function
f (x, y) = x4 8x2 + 3y 2 6y.
and classify them as maximums, minimums, or saddle-point.
11. Let

{
}
D = (x, y) : x2 + y 2 1

be the unit disc and


f (x, y) = x2 2x + y 2 + 2y + 1.
Find the global maximum and minimum of
f :DR
At what points (x, y) in D does f attain its maximum and minimum?
12. Suppose that the material for the top and bottom of a rectangular box
costs a dollars per square meter and the material for the four sides costs b
dollars per square meter. Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to find the
dimensions of a box of volume V cubic meters that minimizes the cost of the
materials used to construct it. What is the minimal cost?

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