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Question Sheet Week 6

The document contains a question set for MAT 142 Basic Calculus II for Spring 2023-2024, focusing on sequences and series. It includes problems on finding formulas for nth terms of sequences, determining convergence or divergence of given sequences, and calculating partial sums of series. Additionally, it asks for convergence analysis of various series with instructions to provide reasons and sums where applicable.

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Question Sheet Week 6

The document contains a question set for MAT 142 Basic Calculus II for Spring 2023-2024, focusing on sequences and series. It includes problems on finding formulas for nth terms of sequences, determining convergence or divergence of given sequences, and calculating partial sums of series. Additionally, it asks for convergence analysis of various series with instructions to provide reasons and sums where applicable.

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MAT 142 Basic Calculus II, Spring 2023-2024 Week 7, Question Set #6

Q 1. Find a formula for the nth term of the sequence.

(a) The sequence 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, . . .


1 1 1 1
(b) The sequence 1, − , , − , , . . .
4 9 16 25
(c) The sequence 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, . . .

Q 2. Which of the sequences {an } in the following converge, and which diverge? Find the
limit of each of convergent sequence.
2n + 1
(a) an = √
1−3 n
1 n
(b) an = (1 − )
n
√
n
(c) an = n4n
3n
(d) an =
n3
n2 1
(e) an = sin
2n − 1 n
 1 n 1
(f ) an = +√
3 2n
n!
(g) an =
106n
Q 3. Using the Monotonic Sequence Theorem, determine which of the sequences in the
following converge and which diverge.
1 − 4n
(a) an =
2n
4n+1 + 3n
(b) an =
4n
Q 4. Find a formula for the nth partial sum of the series
5 5 5 5
+ + + ··· + + ···
1·2 2·3 3·4 n · (n + 1)

and use it to find the series’ sum if the series converges.

1
Q 5. Which series in the following converge, and which diverge? Give reasons for your
answer. If a series converges, find its sum.
∞
X 2n − 1
(a)
n=0
3n
∞ 
X 1 n
(b) 1−
n=1
n
∞
X n!
(c)
n=0
1000n
∞
X
(d) e−2n
n=0

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