HW 9

Math 102 (Summer session I, 2012)
Homework 9 A/B/C on power series (and as representations of functions)
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Things to keep in mind: Which theorem or test apply to the sequence or series in question? Not
all techniques are applicable in all cases!
HW9-A on power series
1 Find the radius convergence and the interval of convergence of the series
2 Find the ROC and the IOC of the series
3 Find the ROC and the IOC of the series
∞ √
X
n=1
∞
X
(−1)n xn
.
n=1 n + 1
nxn .
n n xn .
n=1
∞
X
10n xn
.
n3
n=1
∞
X
(x − 2)n
5 Find the ROC and the IOC of the series
.
nn
n=1
4 Find the ROC and the IOC of the series
∞
X
∞
X
(n!)k n
x
n=1 (kn)!
7 Let p and q be real numbers with p < q. Find four power series whose interval of convergence
are (p, q), (p, q], [p, q), [p, q], respectively.
8 Is it possible to find a power series whose interval of convergence is [0, ∞)? Explain.
6 If k is a positive integer, find the radius of convergence of the series
HW9-B on representations of functions as power series
3
and determine its IOC.
1 − x4
1
Find a power series representative of f (x) =
and determine its IOC.
x + 10
x
Find a power series representative of f (x) =
and determine its IOC.
9 + x2
x
Find a power series representative of f (x) = 2
and determine its IOC.
2x + 1
1+x
Find a power series representative of f (x) =
and determine its IOC.
1−x
(a) Find a power series representative for f (x) = ln(1 + x).
(b) Use part (a) to find a power series for f (x) = x · ln(1 + x).
(c) Use part (a) to find a power series for f (x) = ln(x2 + 1).
Find a power series representation for f (x) = ln(5 − x) and determine the ROC.
1 Find a power series representative of f (x) =
2
3
4
5
6
7
HW9-C on Taylor and MacLaurin series
1
.
(1 − x)2
Find the MacLaurin series for f (x) = ln(1 + x).
Find the MacLaurin series for f (x) = cos(3x).
Find the MacLaurin series for f (x) = x · ex .
Find the Taylor series centered at a = 1 for f (x) = x4 − 3x2 + 1.
Find the Taylor series centered at a = 3 for f (x) = ex .
1
Find the Taylor series centered at a = 9 for f (x) = √ .
x
1
Find the Taylor series centered at a = 1 for 2 .
Z 1x
Use the Taylor inequalies to approximate
x · cos(x3 )dx correct to three decimal places.
Z0 0.4 √
Use the Taylor inequalies to approximate
1 + x4 dx correct to six decimal places.
1 Find the MacLaurin series for f (x) =
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 Use the Taylor inequalies to approximate
Z00.5
0
2
x2 · e−x dx correct to four decimal places.