Math 132 Exam 2 - Practice Questions

1. Recall that a series is conditionally convergent if it is convergent but not absolutely

convergent.
∞
X (−1)n
n=1
np
For which values of p is the above series conditionally convergent?
(A) 0 < p < 1
(B) 0 < p ≤ 1
(C) p > 0
(D) p > 1

2. Which of the following is not an improper integral?

Z 1 Z ∞
1
(A) dx (B) x sin(x) dx
0 x −∞
Z 4 Z 2
x 2
(C) x
dx (D) dx
0 e −1 −1 x2 +1
3. Which of the following series do not meet the conditions of the Integral Test?

∞
X
I. n(sin(n) + 1)
n=1
∞
X 1
II. where p is a positive number.
n=1
np +p
∞
X 1
III. √
n=1
n n

(A) I, II, and III

(B) I only
(C) II and III
(D) I and III

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4. Which combination of the following properties is enough to guarantee that a sequence
is convergent?
I. an is bounded above
II. an is bounded below
III. an is decreasing
IV. an is increasing
(A) I & II
(B) I & III
(C) II & III
(D) II & IV

5. Which of the following are true for the Test for Divergence:
∞
P
I. If lim an does not exist, then an diverges.
n→∞ n=0
∞
P
II. If lim an exists but is not 0, then an diverges.
n→∞ n=0
∞
P
III. If lim an = 0, then an converges.
n→∞ n=0

(A) I & II
(B) I & III
(C) I, II & III
(D) II & III

8n+1 + 2n−2 + 5n
6. Does the sequence an = converge or diverge? If it converges, what
8n
does it converge to?

7. Consider the infinite series

75 375 1875
21 − 15 + − + − ...
7 49 343

∞
X
Write this series in the form an . Does this series converge? If so, find the sum.
n=1

8. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X nn
n=1
(−4)n

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 9. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X 3
n=2
n(ln(n))2

10. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X 5n
(−1)n
n=1
4n + 7

11. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X 6n
n=1
5n2 + 4n + 7

12. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X 7n
n=1
8n + 3

13. Determine whether the series is convergent or divergent. Clearly state which conver-
gence test you used.

∞
X n!
n=1
20n · 62n+1
∞
X (−1)n+1
14. Using the Alternating Series Test, we can see that 2
converges. How many
n=1
n
terms do we need to estimate the sum with error less than 0.001?

15. Determine whether the series is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or di-
vergent. Clearly state which convergence test(s) you used.

∞
X n2
(−1)n
n=1
2n

16. Determine whether the series is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or

divergent. Clearly state which convergence test(s) you used.
∞
X n2
(−1)n+1 3
n=2
n −3

3
 √
∞
e− x
Z
17. Evaluate the integral. √ dx
1 x
Z 1
1
18. Evaluate the integral. dx
0 (1 − x)2

−x
Z
19. Evaluate the integral. dx
x2 − 3x + 2

x3
Z
20. Evaluate the integral. dx
x−1