Math120 20202 Recitation Week 03
Math120 20202 Recitation Week 03
1. Determine whether the given series is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent or divergent.
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X (−1)n n X (−1)n n X (−n)n n X (−1)n e1/n X (−1)n
(a) √ (b) (c) (d) (e)
n=2
3
5n7 + n − 1 n=18
4n2 − 1000 n=3
(2n)! n=1
n3 n=1
(arctan n)n
2. How many terms of the given series do we need to add in order to find the sum to the indicated
accuracy?
∞
X (−1)n 2n
(a) with |Error| ≤ 10−3
n=1
n!
∞
X (−1)n+1
(b) with |Error| ≤ 0, 002
n=1
n4
3. Determine the center, radius, and the interval of convergence of the given power series
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X X (x − 2)n X (2x + 3)n X (−1)n x3n
(a) n!(x + 2)n (b) (c) √ (d)
n=0 n=0
3n n=0
n+1 n=3
ln n
4. Determine the power series representation for the function f and determine the interval of convergence.
x3 x 3
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) = arctan( ) (c) f (x) = 2
(1 − x2 )2 3 x +x−2
5. Find the sum of the given series.
X n2 X (−1)n 3n
(a) (b)
n=1
2n−3 n=1
n4n+5
6. Find Maclaurin series for the given functions. State where each series converges to the function.
x 1 − e−2x
(a) , (b) , (c) sin(x + (π/3))
3 − x2 x
7. Find Taylor series representations of the given functions. Where is each series representation valid?
1
(a) ln(2 + x) about x = 2, (b)x ln x about x = −2, (c) about x = 1.
x2