Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Power Series - 9.2 Properties of Power Series - 9.2 Exercises - Page 683: 60

Answer

The radius of convergence for the power series centered at $0$ is $R'= \dfrac{R}{a}$.

Work Step by Step

Ratio Test; Let us consider an infinite series $\Sigma a_k$ with positive terms and suppose that $l=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty}|\dfrac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}|$ 1) When $l \lt 1$. then series $\Sigma a_k$ converges absolutely. 2) When $l \gt 1$. 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 $a_k=c_k (ax)^k$ Now, $l=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\dfrac{c_{k+1} (ax)^{k+1}}{c_{k} (ax)^{k}}|=|ax| \lim\limits_{n \to \infty}|\dfrac{c_{k+1}}{c_k}|=|ax| \times \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} |\dfrac{1}{R}|$ This means that the series converges for $r=|ax| \dfrac{1}{R} \lt 1$ . Then $-1 \lt \dfrac{ax}{R} \cdot x \lt 1 \implies -\dfrac{R}{a} \lt x \lt \dfrac{R}{a}$. So, the radius of convergence for the power series centered at $0$ is $R'= \dfrac{R}{a}$
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