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1. For problems 1 – 3 perform an index shift so that the series starts at n=3.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. There really isn’t all that much to this problem. Just remember that, in this case, we’ll need to increase the initial value of the index by two so it will start at n=3 and this means all the n’s in the series terms will need to decrease by the same amount (two in this case…).
Doing this gives the following series.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Be careful with parenthesis, exponents, coefficients and negative signs when “shifting” the n’s in the series terms. When replacing n with n−2 make sure to add in parenthesis where needed to preserve coefficients and minus signs.

2. Perform an index shift so that the following series starts at n = 3 .
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. There really isn’t all that much to this problem. Just remember that, in this case, we’ll need to decrease the initial value of the index by four so it will start at n=3 and this means all the n’s in the series terms will need to increase by the same amount (four in this case…).
Doing this gives the following series.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Be careful with parenthesis, exponents, coefficients and negative signs when “shifting” the n’s in the series terms. When replacing n with n+4 make sure to add in parenthesis where needed to preserve coefficients and minus signs.

3. Perform an index shift so that the following series starts at n = 3 .
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. There really isn’t all that much to this problem. Just remember that, in this case, we’ll need to increase the initial value of the index by one so it will start at n=3 and this means all the n’s in the series terms will need to decrease by the same amount (one in this case…).
Doing this gives the following series.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Be careful with parenthesis, exponents, coefficients and negative signs when “shifting” the n’s in the series terms. When replacing n with n−1 make sure to add in parenthesis where needed to preserve coefficients and minus signs.

4. Strip out the first 3 terms from the seriesProblems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. Remember that when we say we are going to “strip out” terms from a series we aren’t really getting rid of them. All we are doing is writing the first few terms of the series as a summation in front of the series.
So, for this series stripping out the first three terms gives,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
This first step isn’t really all that necessary but was included here to make it clear that we were plugging in n=1, n=2 and n=3 (i.e. the first three values of n) into the general series term. Also, don’t forget to change the starting value of n to reflect the fact that we’ve “stripped out” the first three values of n or terms.

5. Given that Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematicsdetermine the value of Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. First notice that if we strip out the first two terms from the series that starts at n=0 the result will involve a series that starts at n=2.
Doing this gives,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Now, for this situation we are given the value of the series that starts at n=0 and are asked to determine the value of the series that starts at n=2. To do this all we need to do is plug in the known value of the series that starts at n=0 into the “equation” above and “solve” for the value of the series that starts at n=2.
This gives,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics

For problems 6 & 7 compute the first 3 terms in the sequence of partial sums for the given series.
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Solution. Remember that nth term in the sequence of partial sums is just the sum of the first n terms of the series. So, computing the first three terms in the sequence of partial sums is pretty simple to do.
Here is the work for this problem.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics

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Solution. Remember that nth term in the sequence of partial sums is just the sum of the first n terms of the series. So, computing the first three terms in the sequence of partial sums is pretty simple to do.
Here is the work for this problem.
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics

For problems 8 & 9 assume that the nth term in the sequence of partial sums for the series Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematicsis given below. Determine if the series Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematicsis convergent or divergent. If the series is convergent determine the value of the series.
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Solution. There really isn’t all that much that we need to do here other than to recall,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
So, to determine if the series converges or diverges, all we need to do is compute the limit of the sequence of the partial sums. The limit of the sequence of partial sums is,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Now, we can see that this limit exists and is finite (i.e. is not plus/minus infinity). Therefore, we now know that the series,Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematicsconverges and its value is,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
If you are unfamiliar with limits at infinity then you really need to go back to the Calculus I material and do some review of limits at infinity and L’Hospital’s Rule as we will be doing quite a bit of these kinds of limits off and on over the next few sections.

9. Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. There really isn’t all that much that we need to do here other than to recall,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
So, to determine if the series converges or diverges, all we need to do is compute the limit of the sequence of the partial sums. The limit of the sequence of partial sums is,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Now, we can see that this limit exists and is infinite. Therefore, we now know that the series,Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics diverges.
If you are unfamiliar with limits at infinity then you really need to go back to the Calculus I material and do some review of limits at infinity and L’Hospital’s Rule as we will be doing quite a bit of these kinds of limits off and on over the next few sections.

For problems 10 & 11 show that the series is divergent.
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Solution. First let’s note that we’re being asked to show that the series is divergent. We are not being asked to determine if the series is divergent. At this point we really only know of two ways to actually show this.
The first option is to show that the limit of the sequence of partial sums either doesn’t exist or is infinite. The problem with this approach is that for many series determining the general formula for the nth term of the sequence of partial sums is very difficult if not outright impossible to do. That is true for this series and so that is not really a viable option for this problem.
Luckily enough for us there is actually an easier option to simply show that a series is divergent. All we need to do is use the Divergence Test.
The limit of the series terms is,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
The limit of the series terms is not zero and so by the Divergence Test we know that the series in this problem is divergence.

11. Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
Solution. First let’s note that we’re being asked to show that the series is divergent. We are not being asked to determine if the series is divergent. At this point we really only know of two ways to actually show this.
The first option is to show that the limit of the sequence of partial sums either doesn’t exist or is infinite. The problem with this approach is that for many series determining the general formula for the nth term of the sequence of partial sums is very difficult if not outright impossible to do. That is true for this series and so that is not really a viable option for this problem.
Luckily enough for us there is actually an easier option to simply show that a series is divergent. All we need to do is use the Divergence Test.
The limit of the series terms is,
Problems for practice | Algebra - Mathematics
The limit of the series terms is not zero and so by the Divergence Test we know that the series in this problem is divergence.

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Ans. In mathematics, there are several types of angles: - Acute angle: An angle that measures less than 90 degrees. - Obtuse angle: An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. - Right angle: An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees. - Straight angle: An angle that measures exactly 180 degrees. - Reflex angle: An angle that measures more than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
2. How do you find the area of a triangle?
Ans. The area of a triangle can be found using the formula: Area = (base * height) / 2 Here, the base is the length of the triangle's base, and the height is the perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex.
3. What is the Pythagorean theorem?
Ans. The Pythagorean theorem is a fundamental concept in mathematics that relates the lengths of the sides in a right triangle. It states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. Mathematically, it can be expressed as: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 Where c represents the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b represent the lengths of the other two sides.
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Ans. To solve a linear equation, follow these steps: 1. Simplify both sides of the equation by combining like terms. 2. Move all the variable terms to one side of the equation and the constant terms to the other side. 3. If necessary, further simplify the equation by dividing both sides by a common factor. 4. Solve for the variable by isolating it on one side of the equation. 5. Check the solution by substituting it back into the original equation.
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