MATHEMATICS-I (MATH F111)
Department of Mathematics
BITS PILANI K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa
Tutorial Sheet-5
Topic: Infinite series
1. Determine if the following series is convergent or divergent. Give the reason of your
answer.
n=∞
X 1
(a)
n=1
n2 + 2n
n=∞
X cos2 n
(b)
n=1
n3/2
n=∞
X 5n
(c) √ n
n=1
n4
n=∞
X 1 + cos n
(d)
n=1
n2
∞
X
2. Suppose xn be convergent where xn > 0 for all n. Examine whether the following
n=1
series are convergent or not.
∞ √
X xn
(a)
n=1
n
∞
X xn + 2 n
(b)
n=1
xn + 3 n
3. Determine whether following series are convergent or divergent.
n=∞
X 1
(a) (1 − cos( ))
n=1
n
n=∞
X 1
(b) (1 − sin( ))
n=1
n
4. Discuss whether the following series are convergent or not.
∞
X 1
(a) √
n=1
n3
+2
∞ √
X 2n2 + 3
(b) √
n=1
5n3 + 1
1
∞
X (n + 1)n
(c)
n=1
nn+3/2
∞
X 1
(d) 1
n=1 n1+ n
∞
X 2n − 1
(e)
n=1
2n n!
∞
X ∞
X
5. If a4n convergent. What can you say about a5n ?. Justify your answer.
n=1 n=1
∞ ∞
X bn+1 an+1 X
6. If ak convergence absolutely and for each n we have ≤ . Does bk
k=1
bn an k=1
converges absolutely? Justify your answer.
7. Discuss the absolute convergence and conditional convergence of the following series.
∞
X (−1)n+1
(a)
n=1
n ln(n + 1)
∞
X (−1)n+1 (100)n
(b)
n=1
n!
∞
X (−1)n ln n
(c)
n=1
n − ln(n)
∞
X (−1)n 3n
(d)
n=1
2n + 3n