MA 22 C & G

Worksheet 2

January 1, 2015
J.L. Martin

General Instructions: Show all pertinent solutions and encircle or box the final answer(s).
1. Determine whether the given sequences are convergent or divergent.

(a) an = n2 + n n
(b) a1 = 3, an = 3 + 2an1 for n 2
2. Determine whether the given series are convergent or divergent.
(a)

(b)

X
tan1 n
n=1

(1)n+1

n=1

(c)
n!
nn

3. Note that the Alternating Series Test

Consider the sequence

an =

(d)

(1)n

n=1

X
n=0

4+n
3 + 2n

n

(4n)!(1103 + 26390n)
(k!)4 3964k

requires that lim an = 0 and that an+1 an .

n

1
,
n

if n is odd,

1
,
n2

if n is even.

P
n+1 a satisfy the conditions of the Alternating Series Test? Is
Does the series
n
n=1 (1)
the series convergent or divergent? Justify your answer.
L
4. Suppose you have n boards of length L. Place the first board with length
hanging
2n
L
over the edge of the table. Place the next board with length
hanging over the
2(n 1)
L
edge of the first board. The next board should hang
over the edge of the second
2(n 2)
L
board. Continue on until the last board hangs
over the edge of the (n 1)st board.
2
Theoretically, this stack will balance (in practice, dont use quite as much overhang). With
n = 8, compute the total overhang of the stack. Determine the number of boards n such
that the total overhang is greater than L. This means that the last board is entirely
beyond the edge of the table. What is the limit of the total overhang as n ?