Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Power Series - 9.2 Properties of Power Series - 9.2 Exercises - Page 683: 13

Answer

The radius of convergence for the power series is $R=0$ and the interval of convergence is $\{x | x=0\}$.

Work Step by Step

Root Test; Let us consider an infinite series $\Sigma a_k$ with positive terms and suppose that $l=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} \sqrt[k] a_k$ 1) When $0 \leq l \lt 1$. then the series $\Sigma a_k$ converges 2) When $l \gt 0$. then series $\Sigma a_k$ diverges. 3) When $l = 1$. then series $\Sigma a_k$ may converge or diverge, that is, the test is inconclusive. Here, we have $a_k=(kx)^k$ Now, $l=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} \sqrt[k] {(kx)^{k}}=|x| \lim\limits_{k \to \infty} (1+\dfrac{1}{k})^k$ This implies that that for every $x \ne 0$ we have $l=\infty$, so the power series diverges So, the radius of convergence for the power series is $R=0$ and the interval of convergence is $\{x | x=0\}$.
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