Calculus Answers

1. Find an infinite series series of positive terms which sums to 3
2. Find the exact value of 1-2+4/2!-8/3!+16/4!-31/5!+64/6!-128/7!..+(-2)ⁿ/n!

The formula for calculating the sum of all natural integers from 1 to n is well-known:

Sn = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n =

n

2 + n

2

Similary, we know about the formula for calculating the sum of the first n squares:

Qn = 1 · 1 + 2 · 2 + 3 · 3 + ... + n · n =

n

3

3

+

n

2

2

+

n

6

Now, we reduce one of the two multipliers of each product by one to get the following sum:

Mn = 0 · 1 + 1 · 2 + 2 · 3 + 3 · 4 + ... + (n − 1) · n

Find an explicit formula for calculating the sum Mn.

The formula for calculating the sum of all natural integers from 1 to n is well-known:

Sn = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n =

n

2 + n

2

Similary, we know about the formula for calculating the sum of the first n squares:

Qn = 1 · 1 + 2 · 2 + 3 · 3 + ... + n · n =

n

3

3

+

n

2

2

+

n

6

Now, we reduce one of the two multipliers of each product by one to get the following sum:

Mn = 0 · 1 + 1 · 2 + 2 · 3 + 3 · 4 + ... + (n − 1) · n

Find an explicit formula for calculating the sum Mn.

Problem A.1

The graph below is made of three line segments:

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1

2

3

4

y

x

f(x)

g(x)

h(x)

The segments correspond to the following three functions:

f(x) = x − 2, g(x) = p

4 − (x − 6)2 + 2, h(x) = x − 6

Find the total length L of the graph between x = 2 and x = 10.

Problem A.2

Let f(x), g(x) and h(x) be the functions from Problem A.1. Find the derivative λ

(x) of the

following function with respect to x:

λ(x) = f(x) · g(x) + f(x) · h(x) − g(x) · h(x)

*Please give specific answers to both Problem A.1 & A.2

Using Weiestrass M-test, show that the following series converges uniformly.

.

3

1

,

3

1

n x ,x

n 1

3 n 

















 

.

3

1

,

3

1

n x ,x

n 1

3 n 

















 

Problem A.1

The graph below is made of three line segments:

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1

2

3

4

y

x

f(x)

g(x)

h(x)

The segments correspond to the following three functions:

f(x) = x − 2, g(x) = p

4 − (x − 6)2 + 2, h(x) = x − 6

Find the total length L of the graph between x = 2 and x = 10.

Problem A.2

Let f(x), g(x) and h(x) be the functions from Problem A.1. Find the derivative λ

(x) of the

following function with respect to x:

λ(x) = f(x) · g(x) + f(x) · h(x) − g(x) · h(x)

*Please give specific answers to both Problem A.1 & A.2

Problem A.1

The graph below is made of three line segments:

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1

2

3

4

y

x

f(x)

g(x)

h(x)

The segments correspond to the following three functions:

f(x) = x − 2, g(x) = p

4 − (x − 6)2 + 2, h(x) = x − 6

Find the total length L of the graph between x = 2 and x = 10.

Problem A.2

Let f(x), g(x) and h(x) be the functions from Problem A.1. Find the derivative λ

(x) of the

following function with respect to x:

λ(x) = f(x) · g(x) + f(x) · h(x) − g(x) · h(x)

*Please give specific answers to both Problem A.1 & A.2

Problem A.1

The graph below is made of three line segments:

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1

2

3

4

y

x

f(x)

g(x)

h(x)

The segments correspond to the following three functions:

f(x) = x − 2, g(x) = p

4 − (x − 6)2 + 2, h(x) = x − 6

Find the total length L of the graph between x = 2 and x = 10.

Problem A.2

Let f(x), g(x) and h(x) be the functions from Problem A.1. Find the derivative λ

(x) of the

following function with respect to x:

λ(x) = f(x) · g(x) + f(x) · h(x) − g(x) · h(x)

*Please give specific answers to both Problem A.1 & A.2

Problem A.1

The graph below is made of three line segments:

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1

2

3

4

y

x

f(x)

g(x)

h(x)

The segments correspond to the following three functions:

f(x) = x − 2, g(x) = p

4 − (x − 6)2 + 2, h(x) = x − 6

Find the total length L of the graph between x = 2 and x = 10.