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Exercises relating to the integral test.
The function is decreasing for (if the function is not ultimately decreasing, enter
N/A). The integral test
apply to the series The series
.
The function is decreasing for (if the function is not ultimately decreasing, enter
N/A). The integral test
apply to the series We have so the series
.
The function is decreasing for (if the function is not ultimately decreasing, enter
N/A). The integral test
apply to the series We have that so the series
.
The integral test
apply to the series The series
.
Make a substitution .
The integral test
apply to the series The series
.
Make a substitution .
The integral test
apply to the series The series
.
The integral test
apply to the series The series
.
Make a substitution and then integrate by parts.
The function is decreasing for . By the integral test, We can approximate the
infinite series by the sum of the first seven terms with what bounds on the error?
Write and then use the bounds we know for the “tail” (i.e., the sum over
).
Using the integral test, we can determine that the sum of the series is
.
Compare the series to the partial sum of the first three terms. Don’t forget to
include an estimate of the remainder.
Sample Quiz Questions
When approximating the sum of the infinite series by the sum of the first terms,
how large must be to ensure that the approximation error is less than ?
Choose the smallest correct bound among those listed.
Because the terms are positive and decreasing, we know that the partial sums are
always less than or equal to the sum of the series. By the Integral Test, we can
further say that To be certain that the error is less than , we set , which gives .
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(For example, "sqrt" for root, "mat" for matrix, or "defi" for definite integral.)
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Start typing the name of a mathematical function to automatically insert it.
(For example, "sqrt" for root, "mat" for matrix, or "defi" for definite integral.)