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Infinite Sequences and Series (BC Only)

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is true about applying the ratio test to find out whether or not this diverges or converges?

∑i=7∞(i!)−9\sum_{i=7}^{\infty} (i!)^{-9}∑i=7∞​(i!)−9

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which set of parametric equations can represent a straight line?

Question 3
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1 mark

What must be true for lim⁡n→∞nα∣an+1an∣n\lim_{n \to \infty} n^\alpha \left| \frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n} \right|^nlimn→∞​nα​an​an+1​​​n if it confirms divergence using an extension of D'Alembert's (Ratio) Test where α>0\alpha > 0α>0?

Question 4
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1 mark

For the series ∑n=1∞n!(kn)n\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n!}{(kn)^n}∑n=1∞​(kn)nn!​ where kkk is a positive constant, which value of kkk ensures that the Ratio Test indicates convergence?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Using the Ratio Test, determine if ∑n=0∞(23)n\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \left( \frac{2}{3} \right)^{n}∑n=0∞​(32​)n converges or diverges?

Question 6
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1 mark

In parametric equations, what represents the velocity vector of an object moving along a path given by (x(t),y(t))(x(t), y(t))(x(t),y(t))?

Question 7
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1 mark

If the series ∑n=1∞n!(kn)n\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n!}{(kn)^n}∑n=1∞​(kn)nn!​, where kkk is a positive constant, were subjected to the Ratio Test, what would be the range of kkk values for which this series converges?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the sequence an=n!5n{a_n} = \frac{n!}{5^n}an​=5nn!​ is given, which of the following expressions represents the limit L needed for the Ratio Test to determine convergence?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For which values of xxx does the series ∑k=2∞(x−34)kk(k−1)\sum_{k=2}^{\infty}\left(\frac{x-3}{4}\right)^k k(k-1)∑k=2∞​(4x−3​)kk(k−1) converge according to the ratio test?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the standard formula for calculating the area under a curve defined by parametric equations x(t)x(t)x(t) and y(t)y(t)y(t)?