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Infinite Sequences and Series (BC Only)

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which value can serve as the common ratio (rr) in a convergent geometric series?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What must be true about the absolute value of the common ratio (rr) in a geometric series for it to converge?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the second term of a geometric series is 1212 and the common ratio is 12\frac{1}{2}, what is the sum of the first four terms?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

An infectious disease spreads such that each person infected transmits it to three more people every week; if patient zero starts off an outbreak, how many total infections will occur within five weeks?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the sum of an infinite geometric series is 0, what can be said about the common ratio?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given a geometric series with a common ratio of −3-3, which expression represents the sum from n=4n=4 to n=7n=7 if the third term is 2727?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Considering that traditional methods focus on algebraic manipulation, what is an effective alternative calculus-based technique for determining if the geometric series ∑(−25)n\sum \left( -\frac{2}{5} \right)^n converges and finding its sum?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the sum of the geometric series 3+92+274+...3 + \frac{9}{2} + \frac{27}{4} + ... to infinity?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the common ratio of a geometric series is -1, what can be said about the series?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Infinite series described by ∑n=1∞f(n)=g(n)+h(n)\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f(n) = g(n) + h(n), with g(.)g(.) and h(.)h(.) being geometric series with ratios rr and ss respectively. If the sum of gg is calculable as fifteen and the sum of hh is infinity, what is the overall summation ff?