009C Sample Midterm 2, Problem 5

If  $\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }c_{n}x^{n}$  converges, does it follow that the following series converges?

(a)  $\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }c_{n}{\bigg (}{\frac {x}{2}}{\bigg )}^{n}$

(b)  $\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }c_{n}(-x)^{n}$

Foundations:
If a power series converges, then it has a nonempty interval of convergence.

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
Assume that the power series  $\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }c_{n}x^{n}$  converges.
Let  $R$  be the radius of convergence of this power series.
So, the power series
$\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }c_{n}x^{n}$
converges in the interval  $(-R,R).$

Step 2:

(b)

Step 1:

Step 2:

Final Answer:
(a)     converges
(b)     converges

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