Math 1432 Sequences & Series Worksheet

⎛ (n + 2)25 ⎞ ⎛ 2 n ⎞
1. Given an = ⎜ , find lim an .
⎝ 2 n+3 ⎟⎠ ⎜⎝ (n + 5)25 ⎟⎠ n→∞

3n 2 (2n − 1)!
2. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = . If it converges, find
(2n + 1)!
the limit.

12n 2 4n 2 + 1
3. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = − . If it converges,
3n + 2 n + 2
find the limit.

ln(3n)
4. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = . If it converges, find the
ln(5n)
limit.
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n4n
5. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = . If it converges, find the
(n − 2)4 n
limit.

1
6. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = (n 9 ) 5n . If it converges, find the
limit.

7. Determine if the sequence {an } converges when an = n 3 − n 2 . If it converges, find

the limit.

8. Donny decides he is out of shape so he starts to run every day. His goal is to jog 4%
more miles than the day before. How long will it take Donny to be able to run a total of
50 miles (for all days)?
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∞
⎛ 2n ⎞
9. Determine if the infinite series ∑ ln ⎜ converges or diverges. If it converges, find
n=1
⎝ 3n + 1 ⎟⎠
the sum.

∞
10. Determine if the infinite series ∑(cos2 θ )n , 0 ≤ θ < 2π , converges or diverges. If it
n=1

converges, find the sum.

11. Find the rational representation of the repeating decimal 1.83838383... using series.

∞
12. Find the interval of all x for which the series ∑2 n
x n converges.
n=1
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∞
2n
13. If the nth partial sum of an infinite series, ∑a
n=1
n , is Sn =
n +1
, find an .

∞
3(n + 1)2
14. Determine if the infinite series ∑ n(n + 4) converges or diverges. If it converges, find
n=1

the sum.

1 1
15. Determine if the infinite series 4 − 2 +1 − + ... converges or diverges. If it converges,
2 4
find the sum.

16. When applying the root test to an infinite series ∑a n , we find the value of lim an
n→∞
1/n
= ρ.

∞ n2
⎛ n − 2⎞
Compute the value of ρ for ∑ 2 ⎜ 3n
.
n=1
⎝ n ⎟⎠
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17. When applying the root test to an infinite series ∑a n , we find the value of lim an
n→∞
1/n
= ρ.

∞ n

∑ ⎛⎜⎝ 5 ⎞⎟⎠ .
4 arctan n
Compute the value of ρ for
n=1

18. When applying the ratio test to an infinite series ∑a n , we find the value of

an+1 ∞
sin (1 / n )
lim = ρ. Compute the value of ρ for ∑ .
an n=1 6n + 11
n→∞

19. When applying the ratio test to an infinite series ∑a n , we find the value of

∞ n
an+1 (n!)2 ⎛ 2 ⎞
lim
n→∞ an
= ρ. Compute the value of ρ for ∑ (2n)! ⎜⎝ 7 ⎟⎠ .
n=1
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∞
4
20. Use the integral test to determine if ∑n
n=1
2
+1
converges or diverges.

∞ 1
21. If the improper integral ∫ 1 xp
dx converges, which of the following are always true?

1
a. ∑n p
converges

1
b. ∑n p−1
converges

1
c. ∑n p+1
diverges

1
d. ∑n p
diverges

1
e. ∑n p−1
diverges

1
f. ∑n p+1
converges

22. Determine if the following series converge or diverge:

∞
4n
a. ∑
n=0 (n + 2)
n

∞ n n
⎛ 3n ⎞ ⎛ 5 ⎞
b. ∑ ⎜ ⎟⎠ ⎜⎝ ⎟⎠
⎝
n=1 4n + 1 4

∞ n
⎛ 3⎞
c. ∑n!⎜ ⎟
n=1
⎝ n⎠

n
∞
n 6 +1 ⎛ 2 ⎞
d. ∑ ⎜⎝ ⎟⎠
n=1 n + 2 9
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n
⎛ 3n + 7 ⎞
∞
e. ∑ ⎜ 2 ⎟⎠
⎝
n=1 n + 9

n
∞
n −1 ⎛ 3 ⎞
f. ∑
n=1
⎜ ⎟
n + 6 ⎝ 2⎠

∞
(2n)n
g. ∑
n=1 n!

∞
3n
h. ∑ (n + 3)n
n=1

∞
2k k 2
i. ∑
k=1 k!

∞
1
j. ∑( k
3 − 1)k
k=1

∞
5
k. ∑ k(ln k) 5
k=2

23. Determine if the following series converge absolutely, converge conditionally or diverge:
∞
(−3)n
a. ∑
n=0 (2n)!

∞
n(−2)n
b. ∑
n=1 4 n−1

∞
(−1)n
c. ∑
n=1 (n + 3)ln n
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∞
4
d. ∑ 8n + 5
n=1

∞
4(−n)n
e. ∑ (n + 5)n
n=1

∞ n

∑ ⎛⎜⎝ − 5 ⎞⎟⎠
6
f.
n=1

∞
9
∑ ( −1)
n
g.
n=1 3n ln(n) + 1

∞ n
⎛ 2n ⎞
h. ∑ cos(π n) ⎜
n=1
⎝ 3n + 7 ⎟⎠

∞
⎛ 1⎞
i. ∑(−1) k
sin ⎜ ⎟
⎝ k⎠
k=1

∞
(−1)k−1 sin 2 (k)
j. ∑ 4k
k=2

∞
(−1)k−1 e1/k
k. ∑
k=1 4k

24. Which of the following statements are true:

a. If 0 ≤ an ≤ bn and ∑ b diverges, then ∑ a
n n diverges.
b. If lim an = 0 then ∑ a converges.
n
n→∞

1
c. The ratio test can be used to show that ∑n 3
converges.
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25. Determine the radius and interval of convergence for the following:
∞
xn
a. ∑
n=1 (n + 4)!

∞
b. ∑n (x − 6)
n=1
3 n

∞
c. ∑ n(x − 3)n
n=1

∞
(−1)n (x + 2)n
d. ∑
n=1 n5 n

∞
e. ∑n!(3x − 1) n

n=1

∞
(2x + 1)n n
f. ∑ 2n
n=1
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∞
26. If the series ∑c x n
n
converges when x = −3 and diverges when x = 5 . Which of the
n=0

following series will converge without further restrictions on cn ?

∞ ∞ ∞
a. ∑cn 7n b. ∑cn (−2)n c. ∑c 3 n
n

n=0 n=0 n=0

∞
27. If the radius of convergence for the power series ∑c x n
n
is 36, what is the radius of
n=0
∞
convergence for ∑c x
n=0
n
2n
?

28. Find a power series representation for the given function centered at the origin:
1
a. f (x) =
4 + 25x 2

b. f (x) = ln(3 − x)

y3
c. f (y) =
(1 − y)2
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⎛ x⎞
d. f (x) = tan −1 ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 4⎠

⎛ 1 + 2y ⎞
e. f (y) = ln ⎜
⎝ 1 − 2y ⎟⎠

2+x
f. f (x) =
1− x

∞
29. Find a function f whose power series representation is ∑n(n − 1)x n+6
on (−1,1) .
n=2

x t
30. Evaluate the integral f (x) = ∫ dt as a power series.
0 1− t4