MAT 320 Introduction to Analysis

December 19, 1996 Final Examination

B-track

THIS EXAMINATION IS ``OPEN BOOK.'' TOTAL SCORE = 100

1. (20 points) Let tex2html_wrap_inline73

a. Prove by induction that tex2html_wrap_inline75 .

b. Prove that tex2html_wrap_inline77

c. Now consider the sequence tex2html_wrap_inline79 defined by

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Prove that this sequence has a limit L, where tex2html_wrap_inline85 .

2. (10 points) Prove that the function tex2html_wrap_inline87 is continuous, but not uniformly continuous, on the open interval (0,1).

3. (10 points) Consider the function

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Prove carefully and directly that f is Riemann integrable on [0,3]. ``Directly'' means show that f satisfies the definition of Riemann integrability; DO NOT use Theorem 3.3.1!

4. (20 points) Consider the problem of calculating tex2html_wrap_inline99 by applying Newton's method to find a root of tex2html_wrap_inline101 .

a. Starting with the initial guess tex2html_wrap_inline103 work two iterates of the method to calculate tex2html_wrap_inline105 and tex2html_wrap_inline107 .

b. Give an example of an initial guess that will NOT lead to a sequence of numbers converging to the root.

5. (20 points) Consider the function

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a. Show that this function is differentiable at x=0.

b. Show that f is continuously differentiable, i.e. that f' is a continuous function.

6. (20 points) Consider the function tex2html_wrap_inline117 .

a. Calculate the first three terms of the Taylor series for f about 0.

b. What is the n-th term in that series?





Tony Phillips
March 26 1997