Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH103/April 2014/Question 08 (b)
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Question 08 (b) |
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Determine all values of such that the following series converges:
Work must be shown for full marks. Simplify fully. |
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Hint 1 |
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Use the ratio test. |
Hint 2 |
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Don’t forget to check the cases for which the ratio test is indeterminate by different means. |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Let be the coefficient of in the series. By the ratio test, the series converges for all such that . Now
Thus, as n approaches infinity
and so the series converges whenever . But
Lastly, we check the boundary cases where or (the ratio test is indeterminate for these cases). When ,
Thus, (in fact, oscillates and does not converge), so the series diverges by the divergence test. When ,
so and the series diverges once again. We conclude that the only values for which the series converges are . |