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1. Find the twentieth term of the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, … !

2. Find the summation (series) of the first twenty terms of the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, … !

3. The third term of the arithmetic progression is 7 & the eleventh is 23. Find the twenty second term!

4. Show that the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, … approach any finite number (convergent) or not (divergent) as you move further

along the sequence!

5. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞

𝑛=1 (3 + 2(𝑛 − 1)) converges or diverges!

6. Find the eighth term of the sequence 5, 10, 20, … !

7. The geometric progression consists of 3 numbers. The summation of those 3 numbers is 35 and their multiplication is

1000. Find the 3 numbers!

8. nth term of a progression has a form of 𝑎𝑛 = 5 ∙ 2𝑛−1 . Find the sum of the first 10 term!
1 1 1 1
9. Show that the sequence , , , , … converges or diverges!
2 4 8 16

1 1 1 1
10. Find the summation of infinite sequence , , , , …!
2 4 8 16

5−3𝑛
11. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 ( ) converges or diverges!
4

𝑛(𝑛+1) 𝑛(𝑛+1)(2𝑛+1)
12. If ∑𝑥=𝑛
𝑥=1 𝑥 = and ∑𝑥=𝑛 2
𝑥=1 𝑥 = , show that the series ∑𝑥=𝑛 2
𝑥=1 (𝑥 − 𝑥 + 2) converges or diverges!
2 6

13. Show that the geometric series ∑𝑛=∞ 2𝑛 1−𝑛

𝑛=1 2 3 converges or diverges!

14. If 𝑒 = 2.71828182845 … , show that the series ∑𝑛=∞

𝑛=1 𝑛𝑒
−𝑛
converges or diverges!

15. Show that the alternating series ∑𝑛=∞ 𝑛

𝑛=1 (−1) converges or diverges!

1
16. Show that the harmonic series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛

1
17. Show that the Reimann-zeta harmonic series (p-series) ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛3

2
18. Show that the Reimann-zeta harmonic series (p-series) ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
√𝑛

1
19. Show that the telescoping series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛(𝑛+1)

(−1)𝑛
20. Show that the alternating harmonic series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛

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21. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
3𝑛+𝑛

3𝑛
22. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛2 +1

4𝑛2 +𝑛
23. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 3 converges or diverges!
√𝑛7 +𝑛3

1
24. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛 ln(𝑛)

(−1)𝑛−3 √𝑛
25. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛+4

1
26. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 sin ( ) converges or diverges!
𝑛

1
27. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞ 2
𝑛=1 sin ( ) converges or diverges!
𝑛

e−n
28. Show that the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 converges or diverges!
𝑛+cos2 (𝑛)

2𝑛
29. Determine the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 (4𝑥 − 8)𝑛 !
𝑛

(𝑥−6)𝑛
30. Determine the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the series ∑𝑛=∞
𝑛=1 !
𝑛𝑛

𝑎 1
31. If ∑∞ 𝑛
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑟 = , find the series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = and determine its interval of convergence!
1−𝑟 5−𝑥

𝑎 2𝑥 2
32. If ∑∞ 𝑛
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑟 = , find a series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = and determine its interval of convergence!
1−𝑟 1+𝑥 3

𝑑𝑓(𝑥)
33. If 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑𝑛=∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑐𝑛 (𝑥 − 𝑘) , find and ∫ 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 !
𝑑𝑥

𝑎 1
34. If ∑∞ 𝑛
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑟 = , Find a series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = (1−𝑥)2 and determine its interval of convergence!
1−𝑟

35. Find a series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(5 − 𝑥) and determine its interval of convergence!

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𝑑𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑 2 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑 3 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑 4 𝑓(𝑥)

36. If 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑𝑛=∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑐𝑛 (𝑥 − 𝑘) , find 𝑓(𝑥 = 𝑘), | , (𝑑𝑥)2
| , (𝑑𝑥)3
| , |
(𝑑𝑥)4 𝑥=𝑘
!
𝑑𝑥 𝑥=𝑘 𝑥=𝑘 𝑥=𝑘

𝑑 𝑛 𝑓(𝑥)
37. If 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑𝑛=∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑐𝑛 (𝑥 − 𝑘) , find 𝑐𝑛 using the calculation of (𝑑𝑥)𝑛 𝑥=𝑘
| !

𝑑 𝑛 𝑓(𝑥)
38. If 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑𝑛=∞ 𝑛
𝑛=0 𝑐𝑛 (𝑥 − 𝑘) , find a (Taylor) series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) using the calculation of |
(𝑑𝑥)𝑛 𝑥=𝑘
!

39. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 10𝑥 2 + 6 about 𝑥 = 3!
1
40. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = about 𝑥 = −1!
𝑥2

41. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 about 𝑥 = 1!

42. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 about 𝑥 = 0(Maclaurin Series)!

43. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(𝑥 + 1) about x=0 (Maclaurin Series)!

44. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = sin(𝑥) about x=0 (Maclaurin Series)!

45. Find the Taylor Series representation for 𝑓(𝑥) = cos(𝑥) about x=0 (Maclaurin Series)!

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