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Infinite Sequences and Series (BC Only)

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For what value of kkk does the infinite series ∑n=2∞knln⁡(n)\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{k^n}{\ln(n)}∑n=2∞​ln(n)kn​ converge using the Root Test?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a function's seventh-degree Maclaurin polynomial is used to estimate ∫01f(x),dx\int_0^1 f(x),dx∫01​f(x),dx, which choice best approximates how many times more accurate this estimate would be compared to using its third-degree Maclaurin polynomial given that both functions have continuous derivatives up to eighth order on [0,1]?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the name of Taylor Series centered at x=0?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the third-degree Taylor polynomial about x=0x = 0x=0 for the function f(x)=exf(x) = e^xf(x)=ex?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Using L'Hôpital's Rule, what limit comparison could you use to determine whether a function has a finite non-zero radius convergence when expanded as a power series around x=0x=0x=0?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For a function whose third derivative is always negative, how does constructing its second-degree Taylor polynomial about x=cx = cx=c affect its estimation errors for values x>cx > cx>c?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If a function's sixth-degree Maclaurin polynomial is used instead of its third-degree counterpart to predict values around zero, how many more initial derivatives compared to the third degree must be precisely calculated on an interval containing zero to guarantee an improved estimate within this range?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the radius of convergence for the power series ∑n=0∞(n+32n)(x−4)n\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\left(\frac{n+3}{2^{n}}\right)(x-4)^n∑n=0∞​(2nn+3​)(x−4)n centered at x =4?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the series ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1(5n)n!\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n+1}(5^n)}{n!}∑n=1∞​n!(−1)n+1(5n)​ converges, to which of the following values does it approximate closest?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

The fifth term (a5a_5a5​) in an arithmetic sequence characterized by having its first three terms as 6,8,106, 8, 106,8,10 would be what value?