CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS CUPE 117

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II

TUTORIAL II
Time : hours

A1. (a) State the nth-Term Limit Test for Divergence of an infinite series. [3]
(b) Demonstrate the use of the test in part (a) for the series
∞
X ln(n + 1)
√
n=1 n

and explain what you can, or cannot, conclude. [7]

A2. Does ∞
X 2n
2013
n=1 n

converge?o [5]

∞
√ √
X n+1− n
A3. Is the series √ convergent. [7]
n=1 n

A4.
∞
X n
Use the ratio test to determine whether or not n
converges. [5]
n=1 e

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∞ √ √
(−1)n+1 ( n + 1 − n) convergent.
X
A5. Is the series [7]
n=1

∞
X 4
A6. By using partial fractions, or otherwise, prove that the series
n=1 n(n + 2)
converges to 3. [5]

∞
X 1
A7. Is the series √ convergent. [7]
2
n=1 n n − 1

4n−5
A8. A sequence is defined recursively by: b1 = −1, bn+1 = b .
2n−3 n

(a) Evaluate b1 , b2 , b3 , b4 and b5 [5]

(b) State whether this sequence is monotonic and whether it is bounded. . [4]
(c) State whether the sequence diverges to infinity, diverges to negative infinity, or
neither. [3]
∞
X
(d) Use the Ratio Test to show whether the series bn converges or diverges. [8]
n=1

∞
X n
A9. Determine whether or not n
converges. [5]
n=1 e

∞ √
X √
A10. Is the series n2 + 1 − n2 − 1 convergent. [7]
n=1

A11. Does ∞
X 2n n!
n=1 nn
converge? [5]

∞
X 3n (n4 + n + 1)
A12. Use the ratio test to show that the series converges. [5]
n=1 5n

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∞
X 1
A13. Use the comparison test to show that converges. [5]
n=1 n2 +1

∞
X (n!)2
A14. Is n
convergent. [5]
n=1 n

 2  2  2  2
1 1.4 1.4.7 1.4.7....(2n−3)
A15. Test for the convergence of 3
+ 3.6
+ 3.6.9
+ ..... + 3.6.9.....(3n)
+ ....... [5]

A16. By considering the sum of the first term, sum of the first two terms, sum of the first
∞
X (−1)n n
three terms and so on, estimate to one significant figure 3
[5]
n=1 4n + 1

Determine whether each of the following is absolutely convergent, conditionally conver-

gent or divergent.
∞
n
(−1)n−1
X
A17. . Ans (Divergent) [7]
n=1 n+1

∞
X(−1)n−1
A18. √ Ans (Absolutely Convergent) [5]
n=1 n n

∞
log log n
(−1)n √
X
A19. . Ans (Conditionally Convergent) [8]
n=1 log n

∞
X (−1)n−1
A20. q . Ans (Convergent) [7]
n=1 n(n + 1)(n + 2)

END OF TUTORIAL
LECTURER: CHIMWANDA P.

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