Jimma University

Faculty of Natural science

Department of Mathematics
Applied II, Work Sheet I.
1.Determine whether the sequence is increasing , decreasing or bounded.

3n ln n  2
i) an = (-1/2)n ii). an  iii). an 
n  12 n2

2.Find the sum of the following series

   

3  



2 n
 1 1 n
a) b) 1
( n 1)( n  2 ) c) 2 n 1 d) n ( n  3) e) ( n 1)!
n 0 n 1 n 1 n 1 n 1

3. A ball is dropped from a height of 3 meters above a smooth

surface, it bounces 2/3 of its previous height. Find the total
length the ball moves until it gets to rest.
4. Show that the sequence an defined by
a1  2 and an 1  2an converges to 2.
5. Show that the sequence an defined by a1  1 and an 1  2  an , n  1
converges to the positive root of the equation x2  x  2  0.
6. Examine the convergence of the series whose nth term is n4  1 - n4  1 .
7. Using the definition, show that:
n 1 2n
i. lim  ii. lim 2
n   2n  3 2 n n 1

8. Suppose that the series a n converges .what can you say about cos an  n 1
n 1

9. Find the following limits

3
  n  3  
 ln n sin  
  2n   
a. lim n ln n b. lim c. lim 2nr sin , r  0
n   
n  n n 
n
 
 

 1n1
10. For what values of p does the series 
n 0 np
converge

absolutely and conditionally?

11. Determine whether the given series convergent or divergent by any
appropriate test
2

nn
 n  1


a. 1
2 P 3P 4 P
 
2! 3! 4!
 ...... b.
n 1
n 2 . c.  (1)
n 2
n n
1nn

 
1.3.5...2n  1 

  1
1 1
 2.5.8...3n  2 e
n 1
d. e. f.
n 1 3n  4 n4 n 1
n2

g .

4 cos 2 n
h .

n2  n  2
i. .

 1n1 n
n 1 n! 4
n 0 n10  n 5  3 n 0 n4
  
j. 
n 1
n!
1.3.5.( 2 n 1)
k.  n 1
1
nn ( n 1) l. n 1
cos2 n
n 2 3

  
m.  tan 1 n
n 2 1
n.  3n1 2 1
o.  n n1 n
n 1 n 1 n 1
12.Test the series for absolute or conditional convergence, or
divergence
   
a) n 1
( 1) n
n ( n 1)
b) 
n 1
Cosn
n
c)  (1) n
n 1
1nn
n d)  (1)
n 1
n n
5n

h)  (1) n  1  n  1  n 
   
e) n 1
( 1) n
n1nn f)  (1) 1n  
n 1
n n
n 1 g)  (1) n1
n 1
2n
n!
n 1

13. Find the interval of convergence and radius of convergence of the series
a.

ln n n
x b.

3x  2n 
c.  1
n 1 xn
2
n 4 n n 1 nn n 1 n
 n  
3 f .  342 n x n
n
d .   x  5
x
e.  n
n
n

n 0  4  n 1 n5 n 0
   n
h. 

g.  1n k
k2
x k Sin n
n 2 1
x n
i.  (1) ne x 2 n n 2

k 1 n 1 n 1

j. 
 1 x 2 n
n
k. 

n!
x n

l.  1.23..45....6..( 2(n2n1))1 x n
n 1 2n ! n 1
nn
n 1

14. Find a power series representation of

a. f x   ln 1  x 2   b.g x  
x
c. hx  
arctan x
x  32 x
x2
d . k x   e .g  x  
1
1  x4 1  x 3
15.a) If an  converges to 0 and bn  is bounded, prove that lim anbn  0
n 

b) Use (a) to show that the following sequences converges to 0

cos n 1  1  (1) n 1  2n  (1) n

i) an = ii) an = ln 1   iii) an =
e2n
n n2  n! 
16. Show that lim an  A iff lim an  A  0 .
n  n 

17. Find the Taylor series expansion of

a) f(x) = 1n(1-2x), at x0 = 0 (Maclaurins series)
b) f x   XX 11 , at X0 = o
c) f(x) = 3 X  2
2 x 2  3 x 1
, at xo =0
d) f(x) = Sin 2x, at xo =
e) f(x)=coshx , a at xo =0
18. Find the sum of the following series
x5 x 4 n 3
a) x   .....   ....H int :  differenti ate 
5 4n  3
b) e  x 2e 2 x  ..  ne nx  .. H int :  Integrate 
19. Show that
 
a) 1n2 = 
n 1
1
n 2n
b) 
n 0
1
n!( n  2 ) 1

20.Using Taylor series expansion show that e   2n1n!
n 0

21. Find the Fourier series representation of

   x  0
a) f x   
x 0 x 
b) f x   x   x  
c) f x   x 2  1 ,   x  