ABES ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

SECTION A
1. Give an example of a monotonic decreasing sequence which is convergent.
2. Prove that the sequence −1 is bounded.
n

3. Write the sum of the Fourier series of the function f ( x ) at the point of discontinuity.
1 1 1
4. Test the convergence of the series 1 − + − + ........
3 5 7
Ans. convergent
2 3 4 5
5. Test the convergence of the series 3 − 3 + 3 − 3 ........
1 2 3 4
Ans. convergent
1 2 3
6. Test the convergence of the series + + + ...
2 3 4
7. Ans. divergent
8. Test the convergence of the series whose n th term is n2 + 1 − n .
Ans. divergent
1 1
9. Test the convergence of the series whose n th term is sin .
n n
Ans. convergent
10. Find the constant term when f ( x) = x is expanded in Fourier series in the interval
(-2, 2)
Ans. 1
11. Find the constant term when f ( x) = x 2 is expanded in Fourier series in the interval
(− ,  )
2
Ans.  3
3

SECTION B
x 1.3 2 1.3.5 3
1. Test the convergence of the series 1 + + x + x + ........
2 2.4 2.4.6
Ans. convergent if x  1, divergent if x  1
1 3 5
2. Test the convergence of the series + + + ........
1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5
Ans. convergent
3. Test the convergence of the series whose n th term is n3 + 1 − n3
Ans. convergent
 x2 x4 x6
4. Test the convergence of the series 1 + + + + ....
2 4 6
2 2
Ans. convergent if x  1, divergent if x  1
x x2 x3
5. Test the convergence of the series + + + ........
1.2 3.4 5.6
Ans. convergent if x  1, divergent if x  1
3 x 2 8 x3 15 x 4
6. Test the convergence of the series x + + + + ....
5 10 17
Ans. convergent if x  1, divergent if x  1
1 2 3
7. Test the convergence of the series + + + ........
2 5 10
Ans. convergent
1 x x2
8. Test the convergence of the series + + + ...
1.2.3 4.5.6 7.8.9
Ans. convergent if x  1, divergent if x  1
1 22 33
9. Test the convergence of the series 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ....
2 3 4
Ans. divergent
14 24 34 10n + 4
10. Test the convergence of the series 3 + 3 + 3 + .... + + ...
1 2 3 n3
Ans. convergent
0, −  x  0
11. Obtain the Fourier coefficient a1 for the function f ( x ) = 
sin x, 0  x  
1 1 2  cos 2nx
Ans. f ( x ) = + sin x −  2
 2  n =1 4n − 1
12. Expand f ( x ) = x as half range
(i) cosine series, 0  x  2
(ii) sine series , 0  x  2
4  cos(n − 1) n x
Ans. (i) x = 1 + 2  cos
 n =1 n 2
2
4  (−1) n
n x
(ii) x = −  sin
 n =1 n 2
 x, −   x  0
13. Obtain the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) = 
 − x, 0  x  
1 1 1  2
and hence show that 2 + 2 + 2 + ...... =
1 3 5 8
− 4  cos x cos 3 x cos 5 x 
Ans. f ( x ) = +  2 + + + ...
2  1 32
5 2

 2t , 0  t  1
14. Find half range Fourier cosine series for the function f ( x ) =  ,
2(2 − t ), 1  t  2
8  1  n  n t
Ans. f ( x ) = 1 + 2  2  2 cos − 1 − cos n  cos
 n =1 n  2  2
15. Find the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) = x sin x , −  x  
1  cos 2 x cos 3 x cos 4 x 
Ans. f ( x ) = 1 − cos x − 2  2 − 2 + 2 − ...
2  2 −1 3 −1 4 −1 
16. Obtain the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) = x −  x  
2

1 1 1 2
and hence show that + + + ...... =
12 22 32 6
 2
 cos x cos 2 x cos 3 x 
Ans. f ( x ) = − 4 2 − + − ...
 1 
2 2
3 2 3
 x , 0  x 1
17. Find the Fourier series for the function f ( x ) = 
  (2 − x) 1  x  2
 4  cos  x cos 3 x cos 5 x 
Ans. f ( x ) = −  2 + + − ...
2  1 3 2
5 2

1
18. Find the Fourier series to represent f ( x ) = ( − x ) 2 0  x  2 . Deduce the
4
following:
1 1 1 1 2
1. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + .. =
1 2 3 4 6
1 1 1 1 2
2. − + − + ... =
12 22 32 42 12
1 1  2
3. 2
+ 2
+ ... =
1 3 8
 2
cos x cos 2 x cos 3 x
Ans. f ( x ) = + + + − ...
12 12 22 32