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Assignment 2

This document contains 13 math problems involving power series representations and Fourier series expansions of functions. The problems cover determining intervals of convergence, representing common functions like logarithms using power series, evaluating infinite series, and expressing piecewise functions using Fourier series with applications to calculating integrals and sums.

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Assignment 2

This document contains 13 math problems involving power series representations and Fourier series expansions of functions. The problems cover determining intervals of convergence, representing common functions like logarithms using power series, evaluating infinite series, and expressing piecewise functions using Fourier series with applications to calculating integrals and sums.

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Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras

MA1102 Series & Matrices


Assignment-2 (Series Representation of Functions)

1. Determine the interval of convergence for each of the following power series:
∞ ∞ ∞
Õ 𝑥𝑛 Õ 𝑥𝑛 Õ
𝑛𝑥
𝑛+1
(a) (b) 2
(c) (−1) .
𝑛=1
𝑛 𝑛=1
𝑛 𝑛=0
𝑛 + 1
2𝑥 (2𝑥) 2 (2𝑥) 3
2. Determine the interval of convergence of the series − + − · · ·.
1 2 3
ln(1 + 𝑥)
3. Determine power series expansion of the functions (a) ln(1 + 𝑥) (b) .
1−𝑥
1
4. The function has interval of convergence (−1, 1). However, prove that it has power
1−𝑥
series representation around any 𝑐 ≠ 1.
∞
Õ (−1)𝑛
5. Find the sum of the alternating harmonic series .
𝑛=0
𝑛
∫𝑎
sin 𝑥
6. Give an approximation scheme for 𝑑𝑥 where 𝑎 > 0.
0 𝑥
1 1 1·3 1 1·3·5 1 𝜋
7. Show that 1 + + · + · +··· = .
2 3 2·4 5 2·4·6 7 2
8. Find the Fourier series of 𝑓 (𝑥) given by: 𝑓 (𝑥) = 0 for −𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 < 0; and 𝑓 (𝑥) = 1 for
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 . Say also how the Fourier series represents 𝑓 (𝑥). Hence give a series expansion
of 𝜋/4.
∞
𝜋2 Õ 1
9. Considering the fourier series for |𝑥 |, deduce that = .
8 𝑛=0
(2𝑛 + 1) 2
∞
𝜋 Õ (−1)𝑛
10. Considering the fourier series for 𝑥, deduce that = .
4 𝑛=0 2𝑛 + 1
11. Considering the fourier series for 𝑓 (𝑥) given by: 𝑓 (𝑥) = −1, for −𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 < 0 and 𝑓 (𝑥) = 1
∞
𝜋 Õ (−1)𝑛
for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 . Deduce that = .
4 𝑛=0 2𝑛 + 1
12. Considering 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2, show that for each 𝑥 ∈ [0, 𝜋],
∞ ∞
𝜋2 Õ (−1)𝑛 cos 𝑛𝑥 Õ 𝑛 2 𝜋 2 (−1)𝑛+1 + 2(−1)𝑛 − 2
+2 2
= 3𝜋
sin 𝑛𝑥 .
6 𝑛=1
𝑛 𝑛=1
𝑛

13. Represent the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 1 − |𝑥 | for −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1 as a cosine series.

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