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Physics II
07-27-2009
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11:43:06
query problem 9.4.4 (9.3.6 3d edition). Using a comparison test determine whether the series sum(1/(3^n+1),n,1,infinity) converges.
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11:44:55
With what known series did you compare this series, and how did you show that the comparison was valid?
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Compared with 1/(3^n).
Demonstrated by the fact that 0 < 1/(3^n+1) =~ 1/(3^n)
Right idea. I'm not sure about the meaning of =~, but if it stands for < = (less than or equal) you have it right.
A little more detail and an alternative:
GOOD STUDENT SOLUTION WITH COMMENT: For large values of n, this series is similar to 1 / 3^n. As n approaches infinity, 1 / 3^n approaches 0. A larger number in the denominator means that the value of the function will be smaller. So, (1 / 3^n) > (1 / (3^n + 1)). We know that since 1 / 3^n converges, so does 1 / (3^n + 1).
COMMENT: We know that 1 / (3^n) converges by the ratio test: The limit of a(n+1) / a(n) is (1 / 3^(n+1) ) / (1 / 3^n) = 1/3, so the series converges.
We can also determine this from an integral test. The integral of b^x, from x = 0 to infinity, converges whenever b is less than 1 (antiderivative is 1 / ln(b) * b^x; as x -> infinity the expression b^x approaches zero, as long as b < 1).
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22:08:35
Query 9.4.10 3d edition 9.3.12). What is the radius of convergence of the series 1 / (2 n) ! and how did you use the ratio test to establish your result?
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The radius of convergence is infinite. Using the ratio of an+1 / an = (1/(2n+2)) / (1/(2n)) = 2 / 2n+2 = 0 as n approaches infinity.
Good.
*&*& The ratio test takes the limit as n -> infinity of a(n+1) / a(n). If the limit is less than 1 then the series converges in much the same way as a geometric series sum(r^n), with r equal to the limiting ratio.
In this case a(n+1) = 1 / (2n + 2)! and a(n) = 1 / (2n) ! so
a(n+1) / a(n)
= 1 / (2n+2) ! / [ 1 / (2n) ! ]
= (2n) ! / (2n + 2) !
= [ 2n * (2n-1) * (2n-2) * (2n - 3) * ... * 1 ] / [ (2n + 2) * (2n + 1) * (2n) * (2n - 1) * ... * 1 ]
= 1 / [ (2n+2) ( 2n+1) ].
As n -> infinity this result approaches zero. Thus the series converges for all values of n, and the radius of convergence is infinite. *&*&
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11:28:28
Query problem 9.4.40 (3d edition 9.3.18) (was 9.2.24) partial sums of 1-.1+.01-.001 ... o what does the series converge?
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The first five partial sums are
1
1 - .1 = .9
1 - .1 + .01 = .91
1 - .1 + .01 - .001 = .909
1 - .1 + .01 - .001 + .0001 = .9091.
This is an alternating series with | a(n) | = .1^n, for n = 0, 1, 2, ... .
Thus limit{n->infinity}(a(n)) = 0.
An alternating series for which | a(n) | -> 0 is convergent.
sum(1/n^.999) diverges and sum(1 / n^1.001) converges, but doing partial sums on your calculator will never reveal this. The calculator is very limited in determining convergence or divergence.
However there is a pattern to the partial sums, which are 1, .9, .91, .909, .9091, .90909, ... . It's easy enough to show that the pattern continues, so the convergent value is .9090909... .
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11:28:37
What are the first five partial sums of the series?
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12:12:03
Query 9.5.6. What is your expression for the general term of the series p x + p(p-1) / 2! * x^2 + p(p-1)(p-2) * x^3 + ?
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(p(p-(n-1))(p-(n-2)))/(n!x^n)
** The general term is the coefficient of x^n.
In this case you would have the factors of x^2, x^3 etc. go down to p-1, p-2 etc.; the last factor is p minus one greater than the exponent of x. So the factor of x^n would go down to p - n + 1.
This factor would therefore be p ( p - 1) ( p - 2) ... ( p - n + 1).
This expression can be written as p ! / (p-n) !. All the terms of p ! after (p - n + 1) will divide out, leaving you the desired expression p ( p - 1) ( p - 2) ... ( p - n + 1).
The nth term is therefore (p ! / (p - n) !) / n! * x^n, of the form a(n) x^2 with a(n) = p ! / (n ! * (p - n) ! )
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17:28:15
Query 9.5.18. What is the radius of convergence of the series x / 3 + 2 x^2 / 5 + 3 x^2 / 7 + ?
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the radius of convergence is infinite.
To find the radius of convergence you first find the limit of the ratio | a(n+1) / a(n) | as n -> infinity. The radius of convergence is the reciprocal of this limit.
a(n+1) / a(n) = ( n / (2n+1) ) / (n+1 / (2(n+1) + 1) ) = (2n + 3) / (2n + 1) * n / (n+1).
(2n + 3) / (2n + 1) = ( 1 + 3 / (2n) ) / (1 + 1 / (2n) ), obtained by dividing both numerator and denominator by 2n. In this form we see that as n -> infinity, this expression approaches ( 1 + 0) / ( 1 + 0) = 1.
Similarly n / (n+1) = 1 / (1 + 1/n), which also approaches 1.
Thus (2n + 3) / (2n + 1) * n / (n+1) approaches 1 * 1 = 1, and the limit of a(n+1) / a(n) is therefore 1.
The radius of convergence is the reciprocal of this ratio, which is 1.
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17:30:01
What is your expression for the general term of this series, and how did you use this expression to find the radius of convergence?
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(nx^n)/(2n+1) and I used the ratio method to determine that asubn/asubn+1 = 0, therefore driving the radius to infinity as n -> infinity
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22:23:07
Query 9.5.28 (3d edition 9.4.24). What is the radius of convergence of the series p x + p(p-1) / 2! * x^2 + p(p-1)(p-2) * x^3 + and how did you obtain your result?
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The radius of convergence is infinite because the series ratio is about equal to zero. Used the ratio method to find the ratio.
*&*& As seen in 9.4.6 we have
a(n) = p ! / (n ! * (p - n) ! ) so
a(n+1) = p ! / [ (n+1) ! * ( p - (n+1) ) ! ] and
a(n+1) / a(n) = { p ! / [ (n+1) ! * ( p - (n+1) ) ! ] } / {p ! / (n ! * (p - n) ! ) }
= (n ! * ( p - n) !) / {(n+1)! * (p - n - 1) ! }
= (p - n) / (n + 1).
This expression can be written as
(p / n - 1) / (1/n + 1). As n -> infinity both p/n and 1/n approach zero so our limit is -1 / 1 = -1.
Thus the limiting value of | a(n+1) / a(n) | is 1 and the radius of convergence is 1/1 = 1. *&*&
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