MATH 101 Quiz #5 (v.T1)
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Thursday, March 17
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Very short answer question
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1
1
1
1. 1 mark To what value does the series 1 + + + +
+
+ · · · converge? Simplify
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your answer completely.
Answer:
Short answer questions—you must show your work
2. 2 marks Find the solution to the separable initial value problem:
2x
dy
= y,
dx
e
y(0) = log 2.
Express your solution explicitly as y = y(x).
3. 2 marks Show that the series
∞ X
3
j=1
answer completely.
3
−
2
j
(j + 1)2
converges and find its limit. Simplify your
Long answer question—you must show your work
4. 5 marks The nth partial sum of a sequence {an } is known to have the formula sn =
1 + 2n
.
3 + 4n
(a) Find an expression for an , valid for n ≥ 2.
∞
X
(b) Show that the series
an converges. (It will help to make the expression from part (a)
n=1
a single fraction.)
(c) Find the value of the series
∞
X
n=1
an .