009C Sample Midterm 1

This is a sample, and is meant to represent the material usually covered in Math 9C for the midterm. An actual test may or may not be similar.

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 Problem 1 

Does the following sequence converge or diverge?

If the sequence converges, also find the limit of the sequence.

Be sure to jusify your answers!

$a_{n}={\frac {\ln n}{n}}$

 Problem 2 

Consider the infinite series $\sum _{n=2}^{\infty }2{\bigg (}{\frac {1}{2^{n}}}-{\frac {1}{2^{n+1}}}{\bigg )}.$

(a) Find an expression for the Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle n} th partial sum Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle s_n} of the series.

(b) Compute Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} s_n.}

 Problem 3 

Determine whether the following series converges absolutely,

conditionally or whether it diverges.

Be sure to justify your answers!

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{(-1)^n}{n}}

 Problem 4 

Determine the convergence or divergence of the following series.

Be sure to justify your answers!

Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^23^n}}

 Problem 5 

Find the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the series.

a) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty \sqrt{n}x^n}

b) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac{(x-3)^n}{2n+1}}