MAT2613EXAM PACK 2023

MAT2613
EXAM
PACK 2023
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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I OCTOBER/NOVEMBER )0/7EXAMINATION PAPER AND MEMORANDUM I

QUESTION l

1.1 Use a proof by contradiction to prove that the following statement is true.

2n ;::: 2n for all positive integers n.

[Hint: You may assume the well ordering axiom: Every non-empty set of positive integers has a least
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SOLUTION
Contradiction: There exist at least one positive integer m such that 2m < 2m.
Assumption false for m =
1 and m =
2. The statement must then be: There exist at least one positive integer
m > 2 such that 2m <2m.
Let M = (m lm > 2, m EN, 2m < 2m}. This set M bas a least element by the well·ordening axiom.
Let mo be this element. Then mo > 2 and 2mo < 2m 0 (1)
However, mo - 1 < mo and mo- 1 ¢ M, so 2<mo-l) ;::: 2 (mo- 1) (2)
and so from (1) and (2) we have since (2) is 2mo ;::: 4m0 - 4 that 4m0 - 4 ~ 2mo < 2m0 , i.e 2m0 < 4 or m0 < 2
which is a contradiction.

1.2 Give the contrapositive of the following statement:
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If L, Or is convergent then (an) is a null sequence. (2)
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SOLUTION
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If (an) is not a null sequence then L:ar is divergent.
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QUESTION%

Let (an) be the sequence of real numbers defined by a 1 = I and an+l = ,JiCi;,for n EN.
Show that (an) converges and find the limit.
[Hint: Show that 1 ~an < an+l < 2 for all n EN using mathematical induction.] f81

SOLUTION
a1 = 1 and On+1 = -J24,'if n .
Following the hint we have to prove that 1 < an+2 < 2 'if n. (*)
~ an
For n = 1 we have a 1 = 1 ami a 2 = ,J2 thus (*) is true for n = I.
Suppose(*) is true for n = k, i.e 1 ~ at < ak+l < 2 (**)
Then we have from(**) that 2 ~ 2ak < 2aA:+1 < 4 so that ,J2 ~ ,J2iii < ~ < 2.

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But

A - ak+l and J2ak+l = ak+2

so 1 < .J2 ~ ak+l < ak+2 < 2 and the equation (**)is true.

We thus have an increasing sequence which is bounded above by 2.

Suppose
lim an
n-too
= L. Then also lim an+I
11--tOO
= L
We have
lim an+ 1 lim .J2ci:, = Jlim 2an
= n-too
11--too n-too




L = .fi-JI i.e -Jl = v'2 or L =2.
QUESTION3
Prove from first principles that the sequence (an) with

2n 2 +5
a1 = 0, an = ., when n ?: 2
n-- 1
converges. (7)
SOLUTION
2n 2 + 5 2 + 2..
.
We suspect that lrm an
n-too
= .
lun
11--tOO n 2 - 1
= lim ~ =2
n-too ( - ~
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Let c > 0 be given. For n :;::: 2 we have




Since

> n when n :;::: 2 we have


lan- 21
7 7/
- -- < - for n > 2
n -l-n
2 -
Clearly
7 7
-<e~n>
n e
By the Archimedean principle there exists ;:: N with N > ~.
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For such an N e N we have
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n 2: N => n > - => lan - 21 < - < c
e n

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Since c > 0 was arbitrary we have lim a, = 2.
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QUESTION 4

4.1 Test each of the following series for absolute convergence, conditional convergence or divergence:
r'
4.1.1
oo
I:
r=l
<- 1r ·
3r + 3r1
(4)


SOLUTION

. Ia, I
1un
11--HXl
= I'lm
ri~OO-
3"
3n!
rl
+V=
.3 '
~
1·un
IJ~OO-
-3,--
3JJ!
~+ 1
= 3- V/
1



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since (
3nJ
; \is a null sequence


lim a, '::f= 0 and fr~e f (-1) a, is divergent.
Since lim
-00 lanl '::f= 0, -00 contrapositive of the vanishing condition
~


1
<- 1y ~~Y'2r
00
4. t. 2 L r::;;===== (7)
r=l 1 2 -



SOLUTION
1
Let lar I = ~~r:==:<===
.:/2r2- 1
1 1
We have ~ > 3r::;-;; =-1 --
1 2


/
2
Y'2r - 1 -v2r·/' rJ
/ 1 1
= 2- < 1
00
By the p- test p 1 the series L diverges and hence 1 L
00
diverges so that ~~.l
~

diverges.
3 r=lr3
2
23 r=ol r' 2 3
r•l 2
2r - 1


Forconditionalllyconvergence: We have lim
r---+00 v
lari.=.P(A1so2(r + 1)2 - 1 > 2r 2 -1 and thus




so that the series f
r=l
larl is decreasing. We thus have that the given series f
r=l
(-1Y
1
J2r2 - 1
is conditiondtt{
convergent:


[Iff (x} = (2x2 - 1r 3
I
then
}
f 1 (x) = -- (2x 2 -
3
1r'.
4
4x = --
4
3
(2x 2 - 1r 4
3
< owhich shows that the series
L larl is decreasing]
4.1.3 L (-1Y
00

r=2
(1
2
r
sin-
r
7r) (7)