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This document contains an assignment on series and matrices from the Department of Mathematics at IIT Madras. It includes 16 problems involving limits of sequences, convergence/divergence of series, evaluating sums and integrals, and determining convergence of specific series. The problems cover topics such as determining convergence of series involving addition/subtraction/multiplication of terms, examples where two divergent series sum to a convergent series, evaluating integrals and infinite series, and determining convergence based on the behavior of terms.

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This document contains an assignment on series and matrices from the Department of Mathematics at IIT Madras. It includes 16 problems involving limits of sequences, convergence/divergence of series, evaluating sums and integrals, and determining convergence of specific series. The problems cover topics such as determining convergence of series involving addition/subtraction/multiplication of terms, examples where two divergent series sum to a convergent series, evaluating integrals and infinite series, and determining convergence based on the behavior of terms.

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Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras

MA1020 Series & Matrices


Assignment-1 Series
1. Show the following:
ln n
(a) lim = 0. (b) lim n1/n = 1. (c) lim xn = 0 for |x| < 1.
n→∞n n→∞ n→∞
np xn  x n
(d) lim n = 0 for x > 1. (e) lim =0 (f) lim 1 + = ex
n→∞ x n→∞ n! n→∞ n
2. Prove the following:
(a) It is not possible that a series converges to a real number ` and also diverges to −∞.
(b) It is not possible that a series diverges to ∞ and also to −∞.
3. Prove the following:
P P P P P
(a) If both the series an and bn converge, then the series (an +bn ), (an −bn ) and kan converge;
where k is any real number.
P P P P
(b) If an converges and bn diverges to ±∞, then (an +bn ) diverges to ±∞, and (an −bn ) diverges
to ∓∞.
P P
(c) If an diverges to ±∞, and k > 0, then kan diverges to ±∞.
P P
(d) If an diverges to ±∞, and k < 0, then kan diverges to ∓∞.
4. Give examples for the following:
P P P
(a) a and bn both diverge, but (an + bn ) converges to a nonzero number.
P n P P
(b) an and bn both diverge, and (an + bn ) diverges to ∞.
P P P
(c) an and bn both diverge, and (an + bn ) diverges to −∞.
5. Show that the sequence 1, 1.1, 1.1011, 1.10110111, 1.1011011101111 . . . converges.
∞
X 3n − 4
6. Compute the sum of the series .
6n
n=1

7. Determine whether the following series converge:


∞ ∞ ∞
X 1 X −n X ln n X 1 + n ln n
(a) (b) (c) (d)
n(n + 1) 3n + 1 n 3/2 1 + n2
n=1 n=1 n=1

1 2 2 3 3 n n
8. Test for convergence the series + + + ··· + + · · ·.
3 3 7 2n + 1
Z ∞
1
9. Is the integral dx convergent?
−∞ 1 + x2
10. Is the area under the curve y = (ln x)/x2 for 1 ≤ x < ∞ finite?
Z 3 Z 3
dx dx
11. Evaluate (a) 2/3
(b)
0 (x − 1) 0 x−1
Z ∞
sin x
12. Show that dx converges for all p > 0.
1 xp
Z ∞
sin x
13. Show that dx converges for 0 < p ≤ 1.
0 xp
∞
X 1
14. Show that the series converges for α > 1 and diverges to ∞ for α ≤ 1.
n(ln n)α
n=2
∞
X 4n (n!)2
15. Does the series converge?
(2n)!
n=1

1 1 1 1 1
16. Does the series 1 − − + + + − · · · converge?
4 16 9 25 49

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