Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
Name:
I. D. #:
1. Find the sum of the following series.
P∞ h −3 n e n+1
i
(a) n=1 π + 3 .
P∞ −1
(n + 1) − tan−1 (n) .
(b) n=4 tan
Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
P∞ n −n
(c) n=4 (−1) e .
P∞ (ln(2))n
(d) n=1 n! .
Hint: Use Mclaurin series of ex .
P∞ (−1)n π 2n+1
(e) n=0 (2n+1)!
Hint: Use Mclaurin series of sin(x).
P∞ (−1)n
(f) n=0 2n+1 .
Hint: Use Mclaurin series of tan−1 x.
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
2. Investigate the convergence or divergence of each of the following series. Justify your answer.
P∞ 1
(a) n=2 n(ln n)1/7 .
3n n!
P∞
(b) n=1 (2n)! .
P∞ (ln n)2
(c) n=2 n3 .
e1/n
P∞
(d) n=1 n2 .
P∞ 3+sin n
(e) n=1 n+1 .
P∞ √
2
(f) √ n +1 .
n=1 n6 +n+1
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
3. Which of the following series converge absolutely, which converge conditionally and which diverge?
Justify your answer.
P∞ (−1)n
(a) n=2 (ln n)n .
P∞ n
√ √
(b) n=1 (−1) ( n + 1 − n).
P∞ cos(nπ)
(c) n=1 n2 .
P∞ n
−2n
(d) n=1 3n+1 .
P∞
(e) n=1 n2 e−n .
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
4. Determine the radius and interval of convergence for the power series.
n2 +1
P∞ n
(a) n=1 (n+1) 4n (x − 3) .
n2
P∞
(b) n=1 5n (x + 1)n .
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
5. Find the Maclaurin series of the given function, and determine the interval of convergence, then use
the Maclaurin series to compute the given derivative.
x
(a) f (x) = 1+x2 , f (50) (0).
1
(b) f (x) = (1+x)2 , f (50) (0).
(c) f (x) = ln(1 + x3 ), f (27) (0).
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
2
(d) f (x) = x5 e−2x .
(e) f (x) = √ 1 . (Just write the first non zero 4 terms).
1+3x
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
6. Use the first four non zero terms of the Maclaurin series to approximate each of the integrals:
R1
(a) −1 sinx x dx.
R1 √
(b) 0
cos( x) dx.
R1 √
x
(c) 0
e dx.
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Calculus II (1440-132) Summer 2024-2025
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Alakhrass Department of Mathematics Bonus Assignment
7. Find the Taylor series for f (x) centered at the specified value of x0 , then use the series to compute the
given derivative.
(a) f (x) = cos x, a = π/3, f (20) (π/3).
(b) f (x) = ln x, x0 = 1, f (100) (1).
1
(c) f (x) = 2+x , a = 3, f (53) (3).
(d) f (x) = e2x , a = 5, f (30) (5).
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