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TS 2 Numerical Series

This document contains exercises related to numerical series. It includes problems calculating partial sums and determining the nature of convergence for various series with specific terms. Criteria like the comparison test, Cauchy criterion, and d'Alembert's test are provided to help analyze convergence.

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TS 2 Numerical Series

This document contains exercises related to numerical series. It includes problems calculating partial sums and determining the nature of convergence for various series with specific terms. Criteria like the comparison test, Cauchy criterion, and d'Alembert's test are provided to help analyze convergence.

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USTHB, Faculty of Mathématics (2023/2024)

2nd year Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Section I (B)

Exercise Set N◦ 02
( Numerical series)

Exercise 1: Give a formula for the nth partial sum Sn


3 3 3 3
a) 3 + + + + ··· + n + ··· (n ∈ N).
5 25 125 5
1 1 1 1
b) −1 + − + + · · · + (−1)n n−1 + · · · (n ∈ N∗ ).
2 4 8 2
1 1 1 1 1
c) + + + + ··· + + ··· (n ∈ N).
1×2 2×3 3×4 4×5 (n + 1) × (n + 2)

Exercise 2: Calculate the sums of the following series


+∞ +∞
X 1 X 3 X 2
a) n
, b) (−1)n n , c) ,
n=2
3 n=0
2 n≥2
n2 −1
+∞  
X n X 1
d) 4 + n2 + 1
, e) ln 1 − 2 .
n≥1
n n=2
n

Exercise 3: Determine the natureof the series


 with general term
n
5 +2 n+3 n2
a) un = n , b) un = cos π , c) un = α (α ≤ 2),
3 −1 n n +n+1
−n n√
ln 1 + n1
 
1
d) un = , e) un = 1 + 2 .
sin n1 n

Exercice 4: Using the comparaison test, analyze the convergence of the follow-
ing series of positive terms
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1
a) , b) , c) , e) √ ,
n=0
n2 + | cos n| n=1
n − sin n n=1
n3 + 2 n=2
n ln n
∞ ∞
X n+7 X ln n
f) 2
, g) .
n=4
n − 2n − 3 n=2
n2

1
(Convergence criteria)

Exercise 1: Determine the nature of the series with the given general term un
below. P
Support: Try to demonstrate that un is equivalent to Riemann series.
1 n ln( 1+n )
1) un = 1 − cos( ) , 2) un = √ , 3) un = √n .
n n3 − 1 n n

Exercise 2: Using the Cauchy or d’Alembert test, determine the nature of series
with general term un . n
an

n! 1
1) un = n a > 0 , 2) un = a / a > 0, 3) un = a + / a > 0,
a n n
2
 x −n
4) un = ne−n 5) un = 1 + x ∈ R.
n

Exercice 3: Study the absolute and simple convergence of the following series.
∞ √  2  ∞
X cos n X n +1 X n cos(nπ)
1) √ , 2) sin π , 3) ,
n=1
n n n≥2
n n=0
n2 + 1
∞
√
 
X
n−1 2 1
4) (−1) n sin .
n=1
n

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