General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mathematics

Algebra and Calculus – MA 1063

Tutorial 06
Year: 2025 Intake:42 Semester: 01 Stream:

Duration:

Learning outcomes covered: (LO5)

Name of the Instructor prepared: Ms. Erandi Karunawardana Discussion Date:

1. Apply the Geometric series test to find out if the given series are convergent or divergent.
8 16 32 9𝑛−1
i. 4− +
3 9
−
27
+ ⋯ iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 . .
4 2𝑛+1

𝑒 𝑛−2 4 2(𝑛+2)
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 . iv. ∑∞ .
3𝑛+1 𝑛=0 53𝑛−1
∑∞ 𝑛 4
v. 𝑛=0(−1) (3𝑛 )

2. Apply the divergence test to show the following series are divergent.

i. ∑∞
𝑛2 −1 iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1(−1)
𝑛
𝑛=1 𝑛2 +𝑛
8 𝑛
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 (5) iv. ∑∞
𝑛
𝑛=1 𝑛2 +1

3. Apply the integral test to find out if the given series are convergent or divergent.

1 1
i. ∑∞
𝑛=1 v. ∑∞
𝑛=2
𝑛2 +1 𝑛 𝑙𝑛(𝑛)
∑∞ −𝑛2 𝑛
ii. 𝑛=1 𝑛𝑒 vi. ∑∞
𝑛=2 (𝑛2 +8)4
1
iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 5 𝑛
√

4. Apply the comparison test to find out if the given series are convergent or divergent.

2.13 +5 2.23 +5 2.𝑛3 +5 (2𝑛2 −1)

1/3
i. + + ⋯+ +⋯ iii. ∑∞
4.15 +1 4.25 +1 4𝑛5 +1 𝑛=1(3𝑛3 +2𝑛+5)1/4
1
1 1 1
iv. ∑∞
𝑛=1 𝑒 2 +𝑛2 .
ii. 3𝑝
+ 5𝑝 + 7𝑝 + ⋯
5. Apply the limit comparison test to find out if the given series are
convergent or divergent.

5𝑛+1 1
i. ∑∞
𝑛=1 . iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
3𝑛2 𝑛4 −7
𝑛+1 𝑛 2 𝑛
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 ( 3𝑛 ) . iv. ∑∞
𝑛=2 3𝑛 −1 .

6. Apply the alternating series test to find out if the given series are
convergent or divergent.
(−1)𝑛−1 (−1)𝑛−1
i. ∑∞
𝑛=1 . iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
2𝑛+1 𝑒𝑛
(−1)𝑛−1
iv. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
(−1)𝑛−1 √𝑛
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 (𝑛−5)2 +1.

7. Apply the ratio test to find out if the given series are convergent or
divergent.
1 1
i. ∑∞
𝑛=1 . iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
(2𝑛)! 𝑛𝑒 𝑛
2 𝑛
(𝑛!)2
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 (2𝑛)!.
iv. ∑∞
𝑛=0 𝑛3 +1 .

8. Apply the root test to find out if the given series are convergent or
divergent
−3𝑛 𝑛 (𝑛!)𝑛
i. ∑∞
𝑛=1 (2𝑛+1) . iii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
(𝑛𝑛 )2
𝑒 2𝑛
ii. ∑∞
𝑛=1 .
𝑛𝑛