Mathematics-I (MAC01) Problem Set

Sequence and Series

1. Test the convergence of the following series:
∞ ∞ r n ∞ ∞
X 1 X 3 −1 X 1 1 X (log n)2
(i) √ √ (ii) n+1
(iii) sin (iv)
n=1
n + n + 1 n=1
2 n=1
n n n=1
n3/2
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X 1 X n+1 X 1 X √ √

(v) , p>0 (vi) (vii) √ (viii) n+1− n
n=2
n(log n)p n=1
np n=1
n log n n=1
∞ ∞ ∞
X nn X 1 1 X 2
(ix) (x) tan (xi) ne−n
n=1
(n + 1)n+1 n=1
n 2 n n=1

2. Test the convergence of the following series (where x > 0):

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X x2n−2 X n! X xn X xn X np
(i) √ (ii) n )2
(iii) (iv) (v)
n=1
n(n + 1) n=1
(n n=1
1 + xn n=1
n! n=2
n!
∞
X n! 3n 1 + α (1 + α)(1 + 2α) (1 + α)(1 + 2α)(1 + 3α)
(vi) (vii) 1 + + + + ···
n=1
nn 1+β (1 + β)(1 + 2β) (1 + β)(1 + 2β)(1 + 3β)
∞ ∞
X 1 X xn
(viii) n + x−n
(ix)
n=1
x n=1
(2n − 1)2 2n

3. Test the convergence of the following series:

∞ ∞  n ∞  n
X
−2n
X 1 + nx X nx
(i) (log n) (ii) xn , x > 0 (iii) , x>0
n=1 n=1
n n=1
n+1

4. Test the convergence of the following series:

∞ ∞
√ √

 
X
n+1
X
n+1 1
(i) (−1) n+1− n (ii) (−1) 1−
n=1 n=1
log(n + 1)
∞ ∞
X
n+1 xn X xn
(iii) (−1) , 0<x<1 (iv) (−1)n+1 , 0<x<1
n=1
1 + xn n=1
n(n − 1)
∞
X 1
(v) (−1)n+1
n=1
log n

5. Test the absolute/conditional convergence of the following series:

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
X xn X sin nx X xn X xn
(i) (−1)n+1 (ii) (−1)n+1 (iii) (−1)n+1 √ (iv) (−1)n+1
n=1
n! n=1
n3 n=1
2n + 1 n=1
n
∞ n
X x
(v) (−1)n+1
n=1
n2