Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - 11.8 Power Series - 11.8 Exercises - Page 791: 29

Answer

(a) Yes, it is convergent (b) No, it does not follow that $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty}c_{n}(-4)^{n}$ converges.

Work Step by Step

(a) For a power series there is a positive number $R$ such that the series converges when $|x-a|\lt R$ In the given problem, $|x-a|=4$ Thus, $R\gt 4$ and the minimum interval of convergence would be $(a-4,a+4)$ Since, $|-2|=2\lt 4$ , that is within the interval of convergence for the minimum $R=4$ and it follows that $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty}c_{n}(-2)^{n}$ converges also. (b) The given function could be either converge or diverge Thus, It does not follow that $\Sigma_{n=0}^{\infty}c_{n}(-4)^{n}$ converges.
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