Infinite Series Part II Calculus III Lab Week 4 LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Iy1GLDYlUShyZXN0YXJ0RicvJSdpdGFsaWNHUSV0cnVlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ2l0YWxpY0YnRis= QyQtSSV3aXRoRzYiNiNJJnBsb3RzRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlISIi QyQtSSV3aXRoRzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliRzYiNiNJKHN0dWRlbnRHRiUhIiI= Given an infinite series 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 , if the sequence of partial sums LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUklbXN1YkdGJDYlLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEiU0YnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy1GIzYkLUYvNiVRIm5GJ0YyRjUvRjZRJ25vcm1hbEYnLyUvc3Vic2NyaXB0c2hpZnRHUSIwRidGPQ== =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 converges, we say the series converges, otherwise we say the series diverges.

The Direct Comparison Test allows us to compare a given series with another series already known to converge (or diverge) to determine convergence (or divergence). The following series is a geometric series: 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. What is the a, and the r (ratio) for this series? Does it converge? If so, to what does it converge?. Verify your answer in Maple by entering the sum at the input prompt below-- Use either the expression builder or enter directly as sum (1/3^n, n=1..infinity); LUkkc3VtRzYiNiQqJCkiIiRJIm5HRiQhIiIvRik7IiIhSSlpbmZpbml0eUclKnByb3RlY3RlZEc= A similar series is 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. It does not fit the form of a geometric series. We can try to use the Direct Comparison Test. 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There is no easy closed form for the sum as there is with the geometric series however. It must be approximated it numerically -- which we can ask Maple to do. LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYpLUkrbXVuZGVyb3ZlckdGJDYnLUkjbW9HRiQ2LVEmJlN1bTtGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1Enbm9ybWFsRicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRjcvJSlzdHJldGNoeUdRJXRydWVGJy8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGNy8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRjwvJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0Y8LyUnYWNjZW50R0Y3LyUnbHNwYWNlR1EmMC4wZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdRLDAuMTY2NjY2N2VtRictRiM2Jy1JI21pR0YkNiVRImtGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dGPC9GM1EnaXRhbGljRictRi82LVEiPUYnRjJGNUY4L0Y7RjdGPS9GQEY3L0ZCRjdGQy9GRlEsMC4yNzc3Nzc4ZW1GJy9GSUZmbi1JI21uR0YkNiRRIjFGJ0YyLyUrZXhlY3V0YWJsZUdGN0YyLUZONiVRKCYjODczNDtGJ0ZRRlNGQy8lLGFjY2VudHVuZGVyR0Y3LUZONiNRIUYnLUknbXNwYWNlR0YkNiYvJSdoZWlnaHRHUSYwLjBleEYnLyUmd2lkdGhHUSQ1LjBGJy8lJmRlcHRoR0ZbcC8lKmxpbmVicmVha0dRJWF1dG9GJy1JJm1mcmFjR0YkNigtRiM2JUZobkZcb0YyLUYjNidGY28tRiM2JkZNLUYvNi1RIitGJ0YyRjVGOEZYRj1GWUZaRkMvRkZRLDAuMjIyMjIyMmVtRicvRklGYXEtSSVtc3VwR0YkNiUtRmluNiRRIjNGJ0YyRk0vJTFzdXBlcnNjcmlwdHNoaWZ0R1EiMEYnRjJGY29GXG9GMi8lLmxpbmV0aGlja25lc3NHRltvLyUrZGVub21hbGlnbkdRJ2NlbnRlckYnLyUpbnVtYWxpZ25HRmByLyUpYmV2ZWxsZWRHRjdGY29GXG9GMg== Approximate the above (most recent computation is entered as '%' to 10 digits). LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEmZXZhbGZGJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJmZhbHNlRicvJSxtYXRodmFyaWFudEdRJ25vcm1hbEYnLUkobWZlbmNlZEdGJDYkLUYjNictRiw2JVEiJUYnRi9GMi1JI21vR0YkNi1RIixGJ0YyLyUmZmVuY2VHRjEvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHUSV0cnVlRicvJSlzdHJldGNoeUdGMS8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGMS8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRjEvJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0YxLyUnYWNjZW50R0YxLyUnbHNwYWNlR1EmMC4wZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdRLDAuMzMzMzMzM2VtRictSSNtbkdGJDYkUSMxMEYnRjIvJStleGVjdXRhYmxlR0YxRjJGMkZaRjI=

The Limit Comparison Test, much like the Direct Comparison Test, allows us to compare a given series with perhaps messay terms, with another similar, yet simpler, series already known to converge (or diverge) to determine convergence (or divergence). Consider the following series a bit messy: LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYmLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRictRiM2Jy1JK211bmRlcm92ZXJHRiQ2Jy1JI21vR0YkNi9RJiZTdW07RicvJStmb3JlZ3JvdW5kR1EuWzE0NCwxNDQsMTQ0XUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdub3JtYWxGJy9JK21zZW1hbnRpY3NHRiRRJmluZXJ0RicvJSZmZW5jZUdRJmZhbHNlRicvJSpzZXBhcmF0b3JHRkMvJSlzdHJldGNoeUdRJXRydWVGJy8lKnN5bW1ldHJpY0dGQy8lKGxhcmdlb3BHRkgvJS5tb3ZhYmxlbGltaXRzR0ZILyUnYWNjZW50R0ZDLyUnbHNwYWNlR1EmMC4wZW1GJy8lJ3JzcGFjZUdRLDAuMTY2NjY2N2VtRictRiM2Ji1GLDYlUSJuRicvJSdpdGFsaWNHRkgvRjxRJ2l0YWxpY0YnLUY1Ni1RIj1GJ0Y7RkFGRC9GR0ZDRkkvRkxGQy9GTkZDRk8vRlJRLDAuMjc3Nzc3OGVtRicvRlVGYW8tSSNtbkdGJDYkUSIxRidGO0Y7LUYsNiVRKCZpbmZpbjtGJ0ZmbkZobkZPLyUsYWNjZW50dW5kZXJHRkNGKy1JJ21zcGFjZUdGJDYmLyUnaGVpZ2h0R1EmMC4wZXhGJy8lJndpZHRoR1EkNS4wRicvJSZkZXB0aEdGYXAvJSpsaW5lYnJlYWtHUSVhdXRvRictSSZtZnJhY0dGJDYoLUYjNiYtSSVtc3VwR0YkNiVGWS1GZG82JFEiMkYnRjsvJTFzdXBlcnNjcmlwdHNoaWZ0R1EiMEYnLUY1Ni1RIitGJ0Y7RkFGREZdb0ZJRl5vRl9vRk8vRlJRLDAuMjIyMjIyMmVtRicvRlVGXHJGY29GOy1GIzYmRistRiM2KEYrLUYjNictRmRvNiRRIjRGJ0Y7LUY1Ni1RMSZJbnZpc2libGVUaW1lcztGJ0Y7RkFGREZdb0ZJRl5vRl9vRk9GUS9GVUZTLUYjNiQtRmBxNiVGWS1GZG82JFEiNUYnRjtGZXFGO0YrRjtGaHEtRiM2JC1GYHE2JUZZLUZkbzYkUSIzRidGO0ZlcUY7RitGO0YrRjsvJS5saW5ldGhpY2tuZXNzR0Zmby8lK2Rlbm9tYWxpZ25HUSdjZW50ZXJGJy8lKW51bWFsaWduR0ZddC8lKWJldmVsbGVkR0ZDRjtGK0Y7. If we ignore all but highest powers of n and constant coefficients in both the numerator and denominator, this is similar to 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. For the the Limit Comparison Test we look at the limit of the quotient of 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 divided by LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkmbWZyYWNHRiQ2KC1GIzYkLUkjbW5HRiQ2JFEiMUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdub3JtYWxGJ0Y0LUYjNiYtSSNtaUdGJDYjUSFGJy1GIzYkLUklbXN1cEdGJDYlLUY6NiVRIm5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy9GNVEnaXRhbGljRictRjE2JFEiM0YnRjQvJTFzdXBlcnNjcmlwdHNoaWZ0R1EiMEYnRjRGOUY0LyUubGluZXRoaWNrbmVzc0dGMy8lK2Rlbm9tYWxpZ25HUSdjZW50ZXJGJy8lKW51bWFsaWduR0ZULyUpYmV2ZWxsZWRHUSZmYWxzZUYnRjQ= as n approaches LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYkLUkjbWlHRiQ2JVEoJmluZmluO0YnLyUnaXRhbGljR1EldHJ1ZUYnLyUsbWF0aHZhcmlhbnRHUSdpdGFsaWNGJy9GM1Enbm9ybWFsRic=. LUkmbGltaXRHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEdJKF9zeXNsaWJHNiI2JCooLCYqJEkibkdGJyIiIyIiIkYuRi5GLiwmKiRGLCIiJiIiJSokRiwiIiRGLiEiIkYsRjQvRixJKWluZmluaXR5R0Yl Since this limit is finite and positive we can conclude that since the p series 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 converges, the original series 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 also converges. Again we do not know what the series converges to -- only that it converges. We could evaluate some of the partial sums to approximate the true sum numerically. QyQ+SStwYXJ0c3Vtc2VxRzYiNyMtSSRzZXFHJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHNiQ3JEkibkdGJS1JJHN1bUc2JEYpSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiQqJiwmKiRJImtHRiUiIiMiIiJGN0Y3RjcsJiokRjUiIiYkIiIlIiIhKiRGNSIiJEY3ISIiL0Y1O0Y3RiwvRiw7RjciJCsiRkA= LUkqcG9pbnRwbG90RzYiNiNJK3BhcnRzdW1zZXFHRiQ= LUklbXJvd0c2Iy9JK21vZHVsZW5hbWVHNiJJLFR5cGVzZXR0aW5nR0koX3N5c2xpYkdGJzYjLUkjbWlHRiQ2I1EhRic=