Calculus AB and Calculus BC
CHAPTER 10 Sequences and Series
Practice Exercises
Part A. Directions: Answer these questions without using your calculator.
Note: No questions on sequences will appear on the BC examination. We have nevertheless chosen to include the topic in Questions 1–5 because a series and its convergence are defined in terms of sequences. Review of sequences will enhance understanding of series.
1. Which sequence converges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
2.
(A) sn diverges by oscillation
(B) sn converges to zero
(C)
(D) sn diverges to infinity
(E) None of the above is true.
3. The sequence
(A) is unbounded
(B) is monotonic
(C) converges to a number less than 1
(D) is bounded
(E) diverges to infinity
4. Which of the following sequences diverges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
5. The sequence {rn } converges if and only if
(A) |r| < 1
(B) |r| 1
(C) −1 < r 1
(D) 0 < r < 1
(E) |r| > 1
6. is a series of constants for which Which of the following statements is always true?
(A) converges to a finite sum.
(B) equals zero.
(C) does not diverge to infinity.
(D) is a positive series.
(E) none of these
7. Note that equals
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C)
(D)
(E) ∞
8. The sum of the geometric series
(A)
(B)
(C) 1
(D)
(E)
9. Which of the following statements about series is true?
(A) If converges.
(B) If diverges.
(C) If diverges, then
(D) converges if and only if
(E) none of these
10. Which of the following series diverges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E) none of these
11. Which of the following series diverges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 1−1.1 + 1.21−1.331 + ···
(E)
12. Let then S equals
(A) 1
(B)
(C)
(D) 2
(E) 3
13. Which of the following expansions is impossible?
(A) in powers of x
(B) in powers of x
(C) ln x in powers of (x − 1)
(D) tan x in powers of
(E) ln (1 − x) in powers of x
14. The series converges if and only if
(A) x = 0
(B) 2 < x < 4
(C) x = 3
(D) 2 x 4
(E) x < 2 or x > 4
15. Let The radius of convergence of is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) ∞
(E) none of these
16. The coefficient of x4 in the Maclaurin series for f (x) = e−x/2 is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
17. If an appropriate series is used to evaluate then, correct to three decimal places, the definite integral equals
(A) 0.009
(B) 0.082
(C) 0.098
(D) 0.008
(E) 0.090
18. If the series tan−1 is used to approximate with an error less than 0.001, then the smallest number of terms needed is
(A) 100
(B) 200
(C) 300
(D) 400
(E) 500
19. Let f be the Taylor polynomial P7 (x) of order 7 for tan−1 x about x = 0. Then it follows that, if −0.5 < x < 0.5,
(A) f (x) = tan−1 x
(B) f (x) ≤ tan−1 x
(C) f (x) ≥ tan−1 x
(D) f (x) > tan−1 x if x < 0 but < tan−1 x if x > 0
(E) f (x) < tan−1 x if x < 0 but > tan−1 x if x > 0
20. Replace the first sentence in Question 19 by “Let f be the Taylor polynomial P9 (x) of order 9 for tan−1 x about x = 0.” Which choice given in Question 19 is now the correct one?
Part B. Directions: Some of the following questions require the use of a graphing calculator.
21. Which of the following statements about series is false?
(A) where m is any positive integer.
(B) If converges, so does if c ≠ 0.
(C) If and converge, so does where c ≠ 0.
(D) If 1000 terms are added to a convergent series, the new series also converges.
(E) Rearranging the terms of a positive convergent series will not affect its convergence or its sum.
22. Which of the following series converges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
23. Which of the following series diverges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
24. For which of the following series does the Ratio Test fail?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
25. Which of the following alternating series diverges?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
26. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) If converges, then so does the series
(B) If a series is truncated after the nth term, then the error is less than the first term omitted.
(C) If the terms of an alternating series decrease, then the series converges.
(D) If r < 1, then the series converges.
(E) none of these
27. The power series converges if and only if
(A) −1 < x < 1
(B) −1 x 1
(C) −1 x < 1
(D) −1 < x 1
(E) x = 0
28. The power series
diverges
(A) for no real x
(B) if −2<x 0
(C) if x < −2 or x > 0
(D) if −2 x < 0
(E) if x ≠ −1
29. The series obtained by differentiating term by term the series
converges for
(A) 1 x 3
(B) 1 x < 3
(C) 1 < x 3
(D) 0 x 4
(E) none of these
30. The Taylor polynomial of order 3 at x = 0 for is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
31. The Taylor polynomial of order 3 at x = 1 for ex is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
32. The coefficient of in the Taylor series about of f (x) = cos x is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
33. Which of the following series can be used to compute ln 0.8?
(A) ln (x − 1) expanded about x = 0
(B) ln x about x = 0
(C) ln x expanded about x = 1
(D) ln (x − 1) expanded about x = 1
(E) none of these
34. If e−0.1 is computed using a Maclaurin series, then, correct to three decimal places, it equals
(A) 0.905
(B) 0.950
(C) 0.904
(D) 0.900
(E) 0.949
35. The coefficient of x2 in the Maclaurin series for esin x is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C)
(D) −1
(E)
36. Let Suppose both series converge for |x| < R. Let x0 be a number such that |x0 | < R. Which of the following statements is false?
(A) converges to f (x0) + g(x0).
(B) converges to f (x0)g(x0).
(C) is continuous at x = x0.
(D) converges to f ′(x0).
(E) none of these
37. The coefficient of (x − 1)5 in the Taylor series for x ln x about x = 1 is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
38. The radius of convergence of the series
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C)
(D)
(E) ∞
39. If the approximate formula sin x = is used and |x| < 1 (radian), then the error is numerically less than
(A) 0.001
(B) 0.003
(C) 0.005
(D) 0.008
(E) 0.009
40. If a suitable series is used, then correct to three decimal places, is
(A) −0.200
(B) 0.180
(C) 0.190
(D) −0.190
(E) −0.990
41. The function and f ′(x) = −f (x) for all x. If f (0) = 1, then f (0.2), correct to three decimal places, is
(A) 0.905
(B) 1.221
(C) 0.819
(D) 0.820
(E) 1.220
42. The sum of the series is equal to
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C)
(D)
(E) none of these
43. When is approximated by the sum of its first 300 terms, the error is closest to
(A) 0.001
(B) 0.002
(C) 0.005
(D) 0.01
(E) 0.02
44. The Taylor polynomial of order 3 at x = 0 for (1 + x)p, where p is a constant, is
(A) 1 + px + p(p − 1)x2 + p(p − 1)(p − 2)x3
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E) none of these
45. The Taylor series for ln (1 + 2x) about x = 0 is
(A)
(B) 2x − 2x2 + 8x3 − 16x4 + · · ·
(C) 2x − 4x2 + 16x3 + · · ·
(D)
(E)
46. The set of all values of x for which converges is
(A) only x = 0
(B) |x| = 2
(C) −2 < x < 2
(D) |x| > 2
(E) none of these
47. The third-order Taylor polynomial P3 (x) for sin x about is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
48. Let h be a function for which all derivatives exist at x = 1. If h(1) = h′ (1) = h″ (1) = h′″ (1) = 6, which third-degree polynomial best approximates h there?
(A) 6 + 6x + 6x2 + 6x3
(B) 6 + 6(x − 1) + 6(x − 1)2 + 6(x − 1)3
(C) 6 + 6x + 3x2 + x3
(D) 6 + 6(x − 1) + 3(x − 1)2 + (x − 1)3
(E)