Test 2(Mock Exam)

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Exercise $\PageIndex{1}$

Solve the following Initial Value Problems:

1. $3y^2y^{\prime}-xy^3=x, y(0)=0.$
2. $\displaystyle xy' -y = x , y(1) = -1$

Answer

1. $y=(e^{\frac{ x^2}{2}}-1)^{1/3}$
2. $y=x^2-x.$

Solution

1. $3y^2y^{\prime}-xy^3=x \implies 3y^2y^{\prime}=xy^3+x=x(y^3+1).$

$$\begin{align*}\displaystyle \int \frac{3y^2 dy}{y^3+1} &= \int xdx\\ ln|y^3+1| &=\displaystyle\frac{ x^2}{2}+C\\ y^3+1 &=Ae^{\frac{ x^2}{2}}\\ y &=(Ae^{\frac{ x^2}{2}}-1)^{1/3}\\ \end{align*}$$

Now, $x=0 , y=0 \implies A=1.$

Hence $y=(e^{\frac{ x^2}{2}}-1)^{1/3}.$

2. 

$\displaystyle xy' -y = x , y(1) = -1 \implies \displaystyle y' - \frac{1}{x}y = 1 , y(1) = -1.$

Hence the integrating factor $= e^{\int \frac{-1}{x} dx}=e^{-ln(x)}=e^{ln(x^{-1})}=x^{-1}.$

$$\begin{align*} \displaystyle x^{-1} y' -x^{-1}\frac{1}{x}y & = x^{-1} \\\displaystyle \frac{d}{dx}(x^{-1}y) &= x^{-1} \\\displaystyle x^{-1}y &= \int x^{-1} dx \\\displaystyle x^{-1}y & = ln|x|+C \\\displaystyle y & = xln|x|+Cx \\\end{align*}$$

Since $y(1)=-1,-1=(1)(ln(1))+C.$ Hence $C=-1.$Thus the solution is $y=x^2-x.$

Exercise $\PageIndex{2}$

Use an appropriate test to determine if the following series converges or diverges. Justify your answer.

1. $\sum_{k=2}^{\infty} \displaystyle \frac{k}{7^k}$
2. $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \displaystyle \frac{k+2}{(2k+1)}$
3. $\sum_{k=2}^{\infty} \displaystyle \frac{k^k}{(ln(k))^k}$

Answer

Converges, diverges, diverges.

Solution

1. By Ratio Test,

$\rho=\lim_{k\to \infty} \displaystyle \frac{ (\frac{k+1}{7^{k+1}})}{(\frac{k}{7^k})}= \lim_{k\to \infty} \displaystyle \frac{k+1}{k} \frac{1}{7}= \displaystyle \frac{1}{7} <1.$ Hence the series converges.

2. By divergence test $\lim_{k\to \infty} \frac{k+2}{(2k+1)} =\frac{1}{2}\ne 0$, the series diverges.

3. $$\begin{align*} \rho &=\lim_{k\to \infty} \displaystyle \sqrt[k]{\frac{ k^k}{(ln(k))^k}} \\&= \lim_{k\to \infty} \displaystyle \frac{ k}{ln(k)} \\&= \lim_{k\to \infty} \displaystyle \frac{1}{ \frac{1}{k} }\mbox{( by L'H\^{o}pital's rule)}\\&= \infty.\end{align*}$$

By the Root test,  the series diverges.

 

 

Exercise $\PageIndex{3}$

Determine whether each of the following series converges or diverges, and if it converges, find its sum.  Justify your answer.

1. $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \displaystyle \frac{1}{(k+1)(k+2)}$
2. $1+ \displaystyle \frac{\pi}{e}+ \displaystyle \frac{\pi^2}{e^2}+ \displaystyle \frac{\pi^3}{e^3}+\cdots$

Answer

1.  Convergent telescoping series with sum is $\frac{1}{2}$.
2. Divergent geometric series.

Solution

1. By using partial fraction decomposition, we get   $\displaystyle \frac{1}{(k+1)(k+2)}= \displaystyle \frac{1}{k+1}-\frac{1}{k+2}.$

Thus  $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \displaystyle \frac{1}{(k+1)(k+2)} = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}( \displaystyle \frac{1}{k+1}- \displaystyle \frac{1}{k+2}).$ The second part of each term cancels with the first part of the  succeeding term, hence $S_n= \displaystyle \frac{1}{2}- \displaystyle \frac{1}{n+2}.$ Therefore, $\lim_{n\to \infty} S_n= \displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$.

2. This is a geometric series with first term $a=1$ and the ratio $r= \displaystyle \frac{\pi}{e} >1$. Thus this series diverges.

Exercise $\PageIndex{4}$

A glass of juice with a temperature of $40^{\circ} F$ is placed in a room with a constant temperature of $75^{\circ}F,$ and 1 hour later its temperature is $55^{\circ}F.$ Using Newton’s Law of Cooling, show that $t$ hours after the juice is placed in the room its temperature is approximated by $T=75-35e^{-.56t}.$

Solution

The ambient temperature (surrounding temperature) is $75°F$, so $T_s=75$. The temperature of the glass of juice when it placed in a room  is $40°F$, which is the initial temperature (i.e., initial value), so $T_0=40$. Therefore Equation becomes

$$\dfrac{dT}{dt}=k(T−75) \nonumber$$

with $T(0)=40.$

Rewrite the differential equation by multiplying both sides by $dt$ and dividing both sides by $T−75$:

$$\dfrac{dT}{T−75}=k\,dt. \nonumber$$

Integrate both sides:

$$\begin{align*} ∫\dfrac{dT}{T−75} &=∫k\,dt \\ \ln|T−75| &=kt+C.\end{align*}$$

Solve for $T$ by first exponentiating both sides:

$$\begin{align*}e^{\ln|T−75|} &=e^{kt+C} \\ |T−75| &=C_1e^{kt}, & & \text{where } C_1 = e^C. \\ T−75 &=\pm C_1e^{kt} \\ T−75 &=Ce^{kt}, & & \text{where } C = \pm C_1\text{ or } C = 0.\\ T(t) &=75+Ce^{kt}. \end{align*}$$

Solve for $C$ by using the initial condition $T(0)=40:$

$$\begin{align*}T(t) &=75+Ce^{kt}\\ T(0) &=75+Ce^{k(0)} \\ 40 &=75+C \\ C &=-35.\end{align*}$$

Therefore the solution to the initial-value problem is

$$T(t)=75-35e^{kt}.\nonumber$$

To determine the value of $k$, we need to use the fact that after $1$ hour the temperature of the juice is $52°F$. Therefore $T(1)=55.$ Substituting this information into the solution to the initial-value problem, we have

$$T(t)=75-35e^{kt}\nonumber$$

$$T(1)=55=75-35e^{k}\nonumber$$

$$-20=-35e^{k}\nonumber$$

$$e^{k}=\dfrac{4}{7}\nonumber$$

$$\ln e^{k}=\ln(\dfrac{4}{7})\nonumber$$

$$k=\ln(\dfrac{4}{7})\nonumber$$

$$k≈−0.56.\nonumber$$

So now we have $T(t)=75-35e^{−0.56t}.$

Exercise $\PageIndex{5}$

For each of the following series determine whether the series converges absolutely, converges conditionally, or diverges.  Justify your answer.

1. $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \displaystyle (-1)^{k+1}{3^k \over k!}$
2. $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \displaystyle (-1)^{k+1}{\sqrt{k+3} \over k}$
3. $\sum_{k=1}^\infty \displaystyle (-1)^{k+1} \left( \frac{k+1}{k} \right)^k$

Answer

Converges absolutely, Converges conditionally, diverges

Solution

1. $$\begin{align*}\rho & = \lim_{k\to\infty}\left|a_{k+1}\over a_k\right|\\&=\lim_{k\to\infty} \dfrac{\left|(-1)^{k+2} {3^{k+1}\over (k+1)!} \right|}{\left|(-1)^{k+1} {3^k \over k!} \right|}\\&= 3 \lim_{k\to\infty} \dfrac{1}{(k+1)}\\&= 0<1. \end{align*}$$

Hence by the Ratio test, the series converges absolutely.

2. Converges conditionally by alternating series test, since $\displaystyle \sqrt{k+3}/k$ is decreasing. Does not converge absolutely by comparison with p-series, $\displaystyle p=1/2$

3. Diverges by divergence test since $\displaystyle \lim_{k→∞}|a_k|=e$.