Faculty of Natural Sciences
Tutorial-2
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Programme: [Link]
Semester/Batch: 1/2024
Course Code: MTF101B
Course Title: Engineering Mathematics-1
Series
1. Test the convergence of the series by using the Root test:
P∞ 2n+3 n
(a) n=1 ( 3n+2 ) .
P∞ 1 −n2
(b) n=1 (1 + n ) .
2 2 4
(c) ( 212 − 21 )−1 + ( 323 − 23 )−2 + ( 344 − 43 )−3 + ....
P∞ 7
(d) n=1 (2n+5)n .
P∞ 4n+3 n
(e) n=1 ( 3n−5 ) .
P∞ n2
(f) n=1 2n .
P∞ 1 n
(g) n=1 ( 1+n ) .
P∞ 4n
(h) n=1 (3n)n .
2. Examine the convergence of the series
∞
X nx n
( )
n=1
n+1
.
3. Test the convergence of the series by using Ratio test:
P∞ 2( n−1)
(a) n=1 3n +1 .
P∞ nn
(b) n=1 n! .
P∞ 2n +5
(c) n=0 3n .
P∞ (2n)!
(d) n=1 (n!)2 .
P∞ n+2
(e) n=1 3n .
P∞ 3n+2
(f) n=1 lnn .
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4. Test the convergence of the series
12 22 22 32 32 42
+ + + ...
1! 2! 3!
.
5. Discuss the convergence of the series
x x2 x3 xn
+ + + ... + + ...
1 + x 1 + x 2 1 + x3 1 + xn
.
Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s Series
1. Obtain the Taylor’s expansion of the function loge x about x = 1 upto the term con-
taining fourth degree and hence determine the approximate value of loge (1.1).
2. Obtain Taylor’s series expansion of log(cos x) about the point x = π/3. upto the fourth
degree term.
3. Obtain the Taylor’s series expansion of f (x) = sin x at a = π/6 upto the term contain-
ing firth degree term.
4. Expand tan−1 x in powers of (x − 1) upto the term containing fourth degree.
5. Expand log(sec x) upto the term containing x6 using Maclaurin’s series.
6. Expand esin x by Maclaurin’s series upto the term containing x4 .
7. Obtain the Maclaurin’s expansion of ax upto the third degree term.
8. Obtain log(1 + cos x) by Maclaurin’s series upto the term containing x4 .
9. Expand tan x about the point x = π/4 upto the third degree terms and hence find
tan 460 .
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10. Evaluate e−x as an infinite series by using Maclaurin’s series upto the degree 4.
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Answers
Series
1. (a) L = 32 , the series is convergent.
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(b) L = e
< 1, the seies is convergent.
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(c) L = e−1
< 1, the seies is convergent.
(d) L = 0 < 1, the seies is convergent.
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(e) L = 3
> 1, the seies is divergent.
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(f) L = 2
< 1, the seies is convergent.
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(g) L = 0 < 1, the seies is convergent.
(h) L = 0 < 1, the seies is convergent.
2. The given series is convergent if x < 1 and divergent if x > 1. and the series is divergent
if x = 1 by divergence test.
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3. (a) L = 3
< 1, the series is convergent.
(b) L = e > 1, the series is divergent.
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(c) L = 2
> 1, the series is divergent.
(d) L = 0 < 1, the series is convergent.
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(e) L = 3
< 1, the series is convergent.
(f) L = 3 > 1, the series is divergent.
4. L = 0 < 1, The series is convergent.
5. The series is convergent if x < 1 and divergent if x ≥ 1.
Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s Series
(x−1)2 (x−1)3 (x−1)4
1. log(x) = (x − 1) − 2
+ 3
− 4
and log(1.1) = 0.0953.
√
2. log(cos x) = − log 2 − 3(x − π/3) − 2(x − π/3)2 − √4 (x − π/3)3 − 10
(x − π/3)4 .
3 3
√ √
1 3 3
3. sin x = 2
+ 2
(x − π/6) − 41 (x − π/6)2 − 12
(x − π/6)3 .
h i
(x−1)2 (x−1)3
4. tan−1 x = π
4
+ 1
2
(x − 1) − 2
+ 6
.
x2 x4 x6
5. log(secx) = 2
+ 12
+ 45
.
x2 x4
6. esin x = 1 + x + 2
− 8
.
2 3
7. ax = 1 + log(a)x + (log(a))2 x2 + (log(a))3 x6 .
x2 x4
8. log(1 + cos x) = log 2 − 4
− 96
.
9. tanx = 1 + 2(x − π/4) + 2(x − π/4)2 + (8/3)(x − π/4)3 and tan(460 ) = 1.035.
2 4 6 8
10. e−x = 1 − x + x2 − x6 + x24 .
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