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|If a power series converges, then it has a nonempty interval of convergence.
 
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[[009C Sample Midterm 2, Problem 5 Detailed Solution|'''<u>Detailed Solution</u>''']]
  
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'''(a)'''
 
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|Assume that the power series &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nx^n</math>&nbsp; converges.
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">R</math>&nbsp; be the radius of convergence of this power series.
 
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|So, the power series
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -19px">\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_nx^n</math>&nbsp;
 
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|converges in the interval &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">(-R,R).</math>&nbsp;
 
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|Let &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">a\in (-2R,2R).</math>&nbsp; Then, &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -13px">\frac{a}{2} \in (-R,R).</math>&nbsp;
 
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|So,
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_n\bigg(\frac{a}{2}\bigg)^n</math>
 
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|converges by assumption.
 
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|Since &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: 0px">a</math>&nbsp; was an arbitrary number in the interval &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">a\in (-2R,2R),</math>&nbsp;
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty c_n\bigg(\frac{x}{2}\bigg)^n</math>
 
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|converges in the interval &nbsp;<math style="vertical-align: -5px">(-2R,2R).</math>&nbsp;
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(a)''' &nbsp; &nbsp; converges
 
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|&nbsp; &nbsp; '''(b)''' &nbsp; &nbsp; converges
 
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 12 November 2017

If    converges, does it follow that the following series converges?

(a)  

(b)  



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