Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH101/April 2011/Question 08
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Question 08 |
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Find (a) the radius of convergence, and (b) the interval of convergence of the following power series, carefully justifying your answer: |
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a.) Ratio Test b.) Check end points |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. To find the radius of convergence, we use the ratio test. Let To see that note that Since logarithm is continuous on its domain, the numerator satisfies In the denominator, as . We conclude that ; that is, as By the ratio test, it follows that the series is absolutely convergent if and only if Therefore, the radius of convergence is equal to 1. In order to determine the interval of convergence, it remains to determine whether the series is convergent at the endpoints, At the series is equal to By comparison with this series is divergent. (To compare, note that ) At the series is equal to By the alternating series test, this converges. Hence, the interval of convergence is . |