SECTION 11.

7 STRATEGY FOR TESTING SERIES ■ 1

11.7 S T R AT E G Y F O R T E S T I N G S E R I E S

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1–23 Test the series for convergence or divergence.

1.
⬁

兺
sn
2.
⬁

兺 cos n
13. 兺
⬁

n苷1
冉 n2 ⫹ 1
2n 2 ⫹ 1
冊
n

14.
⬁

兺
n苷1
sn
e sn
n苷1 n2 ⫹ 1 n苷1 ⬁ ⬁
3 n2
⬁
4n ⬁
i4
15. 兺 4n ⫺ 5
16. 兺 sn 5 ⫹ n 2 ⫹ 2
兺 兺
n苷1 n苷1
3. 2n⫺1 4.
3 4i ⬁ ⬁
n苷1 i苷1
s
3
n⫹1
⬁
共⫺1兲 n ⬁
17. 兺 共⫺␲兲 n
18. 兺 n (sn ⫹ 1)
兺 兺k ⫺1.7 n苷0 n苷1
5. 6.
共ln n兲 2 ⬁ ⬁
n苷2 k苷1
2 3n⫺1
共⫺1兲 n n
⬁
10 n ⬁
n
19. 兺 n2 ⫹ 1
20. 兺 共n ⫹ 1兲共n ⫹ 2兲
兺 兺
n苷1 n苷1
7. 8.
n苷0 n! n苷1 en ⬁ ⬁
1 tan共1兾n兲
⬁
2 ⬁
3 n
21. 兺 si共i ⫹ 1兲
22. 兺 n
兺 兺
i苷1 n苷1
9. 10.
n苷2 n共ln n兲3 n苷1 5 ⫹n
n
⬁
2n
⬁
2m ⬁
n ⫹1
3
23. 兺 共2n ⫹ 1兲!
兺 兺
n苷1
11. 12.
m苷1 8m ⫺ 5 n苷2 n4 ⫺ 1

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11.5
11.7 ANSWERS

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1. Convergent 13. Convergent

2. Divergent 14. Convergent

3. Convergent 15. Divergent

4. Convergent 16. Divergent

5. Convergent 17. Divergent

6. Convergent 18. Convergent

7. Convergent 19. Divergent

8. Convergent 20. Convergent

9. Convergent 21. Divergent

10. Convergent 22. Convergent

11. Divergent 23. Convergent

12. Divergent
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 SECTION 11.7 STRATEGY FOR TESTING SERIES ■ 3

11.7 SOLUTIONS

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√  n ∞  n
n 3n 3n 3 3
1. Use the Comparison Test, with an = and 10. ≤ n = . Since is a convergent
n2 + 1 5 +n
n 5 5 5
√ √ ∞
n=1
1 n n 1 1 
∞
bn = 3/2 : 2 < 2 = 3/2 , and is a 3 3n
n n +1 n n n3/2 geometric series (|r| = 5
< 1), converges by
n=1 5n+n
∞ ∞ √ n=1
n the Comparison Test.
convergent p-series (p = 32 > 1), so an = 2 +1
n=1 n=1
n
2m 1
converges as well. 11. lim = = 0 so the series diverges by the Test
m→∞ 8m − 5 4
2. lim cos n does not exist, so the series diverges by the Test
for Divergence.
n→∞
for Divergence. 12. Use the Limit Comparison Test

∞  n
n3 + 1 1

∞
4n  4 with an = and bn = .
3. =3 n4 − 1 n
32n−1 9
which is a convergent geometric 
n=1 n=1 an n4 + n 1 + 1 n3
4
lim = lim 4 = lim = 1, and
series (|r| = < 1.) n→∞ bn n→∞ n − 1 n→∞ 1 − 1 /n4
9

∞
∞ n3 + 1
   since bn diverges (harmonic series), so does .
 ai+1 
  (i + 1)4 4i+1 n=2 n=2 n − 1
4
4. lim  = lim
i→∞ ai  i→∞ i4 /4i
 4  n2 + 1 1
1 i+1 1 13. lim n
|an | = lim = < 1, so the series
= lim = <1 n→∞ n→∞ 2n2 + 1 2
4 i→∞ i 4
converges (Root Test).
so the series converges by the Ratio Test.
√
x
5. The series converges by the Alternating Series Test, since 14. Let f (x) = √ . Then f (x) is continuous and positive, and
e x
1 √
an = is decreasing (ln x is an increasing function) 1− x
(ln n)2 f  (x) = √ √x < 0 on [1,∞), so f (x) is decreasing and

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2 xe
and lim an = 0. we can use the Integral Test.
n→∞
 ∞ √  √ t
x −2x − 4 x − 4

∞ ∞
1 √ dx = lim √
6. k−1.7 = is a convergent p-series 1 e x t→∞ e x 1
k 1.7  
k=1 k=1 10 10
(p = 1.7 > 1). =0− − =
e e
  (using integration by parts and l’Hospital’s Rule), so the
 an+1  n+1
7. lim   = lim 10 / (n + 1)!
n→∞ an  n→∞ 10n /n! series converges.
10 3 1 an 3
= lim =0<1 15. Let an = and bn = . Then lim = , so since
n+1
n→∞ 4n − 5 n n→∞ bn 4
so the series converges by the Ratio Test.
∞ ∞
3
  bn diverges (harmonic series), so does by
 an+1  n+1 n=1 4n −5
8. lim   = lim (n + 1) /e n=1
n→∞ an  n→∞ n/en the Limit Comparison Test.
1 n+1 1
= lim = <1 n2 1
e n→∞ n e 16. Let an = √ and bn = √ . Then
so the series converges by the Ratio Test. n5 + n2 + 2 n
an 1
∞
lim = lim √ = 1, so since bn
2 n→∞ bn n→∞ 1 + n−3 + 2n−5 n=1
9. Let f (x) = . f (x) is clearly positive and
x (ln x)3 diverges (p-series with p = 12 < 1), so does
decreasing for x ≥ 2, so we apply the Integral Test. ∞
 ∞  t n2
2 −1 −1 √ by the Limit Comparison Test.
dx = lim =0− , which n=1
n + n2 + 2
5
2 x (ln x)3 t→∞ (ln x)2
2 (ln 2)2
∞
2 17. The series diverges since it is a geometric series with r = −π
is finite, so converges.
n (ln n)3 and |r| = π > 1. (Or use the Test for Divergence.)
n=2