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Let be a natural number $ n, $ a nonzero number $ \alpha, \quad n $ numbers $ a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n $ and $ n+1 $ functions $ f_0,f_1,f_2,\ldots ,f_n $ such that $ f_0=\alpha $ and the rest are defined recursively as $$ f_k (x)=a_k+\int_0^x f_{k-1} (x)dx . $$ Prove that if all these functions are everywhere nonnegative, then the sum of all these functions is everywhere nonnegative.
To be continuous at $ x \equal{} \minus{} 1$, the value of $ \frac {x^3 \plus{} 1}{x^2 \minus{} 1}$ is taken to be: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{} 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac {3}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \infty \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \minus{} \frac {3}{2}$
Let $(x_n)_{n\ge 0}$ a sequence of real numbers defined by $x_0>0$ and $x_{n+1}=x_n+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x_n}}$. Compute $\lim_{n\to \infty}x_n$ and $\lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{x_n^3}{n^2}$.
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Answer the following questions. (1) Find the maximum value of $f_n(x)=x^{n}e^{-x}$ for $x\geq 0$. (2) Show that $\lim_{x\to\infty} f_n(x)=0$. (3) Let $I_n=\int_0^x f_n(t)\ dt$. Find $\lim_{x\to\infty} I_n(x)$.
Let $ F_0\equal{}\ln x.$ For $ n\ge 0$ and $ x>0,$ let $ \displaystyle F_{n\plus{}1}(x)\equal{}\int_0^xF_n(t)\,dt.$ Evaluate $ \displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{n!F_n(1)}{\ln n}.$
5) f twice cont diff, $|f''(x)+2xf'(x)+(x^{2}+1)f(x)|\leq 1$. prove $\lim_{x\rightarrow +\infty} f(x) = 0$
$\lim \limits_{x\to \infty} \left(\frac{\sin x}{x}\right)^{\frac{1}{x^2}}=$ [list=1] [*] $\sqrt{e}$ [*] $\infty$ [*] Does not exists [*] None of these [/list]
Let $ f(x) \equal{} x^2 \plus{} 2007x \plus{} 1$. Prove that for every positive integer $ n$, the equation $ \underbrace{f(f(\ldots(f}_{n\ {\rm times}}(x))\ldots)) \equal{} 0$ has at least one real solution.
Evaluate the following definite integral. \[\int_{-1}^{1}\frac{e^{2x}+1-(x+1)(e^{x}+e^{-x})}{x(e^{x}-1)}dx\]
Compute $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left\{ {{{\left( {2 + \sqrt 3 } \right)}^n}} \right\}$
Answer the following questions: (1) Evaluate $\int_{-1}^1 (1-x^2)e^{-2x}dx.$ (2) Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \left\{\frac{(2n)!}{n!n^n}\right\}^{\frac{1}{n}}.$
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $a,b,x$ be real numbers, with $a \neq b$ and let $M_n$ denote the $2n x 2n $ matrix whose $(i,j)$ entry $m_{ij}$ is given by $m_{ij}=x$ if $i=j$, $m_{ij}=a$ if $i \not= j$ and $i+j$ is even, $m_{ij}=b$ if $i \not= j$ and $i+j$ is odd. For example $ M_2=\begin{vmatrix}x& b& a & b\\ b& x & b &a\\ a & b& x & b\\ b & a & b & x \end{vmatrix}$. Express $\lim_{x\to\ 0} \frac{ det M_n}{ (x-a)^{(2n-2)} }$ as a polynomial in $a,b $ and $n$ . P.S. How write in latex $m_{ij}=...$ with symbol for the system (because is multiform function?)
(1) For integer $n=0,\ 1,\ 2,\ \cdots$ and positive number $a_{n},$ let $f_{n}(x)=a_{n}(x-n)(n+1-x).$ Find $a_{n}$ such that the curve $y=f_{n}(x)$ touches to the curve $y=e^{-x}.$ (2) For $f_{n}(x)$ defined in (1), denote the area of the figure bounded by $y=f_{0}(x), y=e^{-x}$ and the $y$-axis by $S_{0},$ for $n\geq 1,$ the area of the figure bounded by $y=f_{n-1}(x),\ y=f_{n}(x)$ and $y=e^{-x}$ by $S_{n}.$ Find $\lim_{n\to\infty}(S_{0}+S_{1}+\cdots+S_{n}).$
Consider infinite sequences $\{x_n\}$ of positive reals such that $x_0=1$ and $x_0\ge x_1\ge x_2\ge\ldots$. [b]a)[/b] Prove that for every such sequence there is an $n\ge1$ such that: \[ {x_0^2\over x_1}+{x_1^2\over x_2}+\ldots+{x_{n-1}^2\over x_n}\ge3.999. \] [b]b)[/b] Find such a sequence such that for all $n$: \[ {x_0^2\over x_1}+{x_1^2\over x_2}+\ldots+{x_{n-1}^2\over x_n}<4. \]
Show that for $p>1$ we have \[\lim_{n\rightarrow+\infty}\frac{1^p+2^p+...+(n-1)^p+n^p+(n-1)^p+...+2^p+1^p}{n^2} = +\infty\] Find the limit if $p=1$.
Is there an infinite sequence of real numbers $a_1,a_2,a_3,\dots$ such that \[a_1^m+a_2^m+a_3^m+\cdots=m\] for every positive integer $m?$
For real numbers $b>a>0$, let $f : [0,\ \infty)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function. Prove that : (i) $\lim_{\epsilon\rightarrow +0} \int_{a\epsilon}^{b\epsilon} \frac{f(x)}{x}dx=f(0)\ln \frac{b}{a}.$ (ii) If $\int_1^{\infty} \frac{f(x)}{x}dx$ converges, then $\int_0^{\infty} \frac{f(bx)-f(ax)}{x}dx=f(0)\ln \frac{a}{b}.$
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ denote the sides of a triangle. Show that the quantity \[ \frac{a}{b\plus{}c}\plus{}\frac{b}{c\plus{}a}\plus{}\frac{c}{a\plus{}b}\] must lie between the limits $ 3/2$ and 2. Can equality hold at either limits?
The sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3, ...$ of positive reals is such that $\sum a_i$ diverges. Show that there is a sequence $b_1, b_2, b_3, ...$ of positive reals such that $\lim b_n = 0$ and $\sum a_ib_i$ diverges.
Set \[A_n=\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{k^6}{2^k}.\] Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} A_n.$
A positive integer $c$ is given. The sequence $\{p_{k}\}$ is constructed by the following rule: $p_{1}$ is arbitrary prime and for $k\geq 1$ the number $p_{k+1}$ is any prime divisor of $p_{k}+c$ not present among the numbers $p_{1}$, $p_{2}$, $\dots$, $p_{k}$. Prove that the sequence $\{p_{k}\}$ cannot be infinite. [i]Proposed by A. Golovanov[/i]
Evaluate the following limit. \[\lim_{n\to\infty} \sqrt{n} \int_0^\pi \sin^n x dx\]
Prove that there do not exist polynomials $ P$ and $ Q$ such that \[ \pi(x)\equal{}\frac{P(x)}{Q(x)}\] for all $ x\in\mathbb{N}$.
Bob, a spherical person, is floating around peacefully when Dave the giant orange fish launches him straight up 23 m/s with his tail. If Bob has density 100 $\text{kg/m}^3$, let $f(r)$ denote how far underwater his centre of mass plunges underwater once he lands, assuming his centre of mass was at water level when he's launched up. Find $\lim_{r\to0} \left(f(r)\right) $. Express your answer is meters and round to the nearest integer. Assume the density of water is 1000 $\text{kg/m}^3$. [i](B. Dejean, 6 points)[/i]
For every natural number $n$, denote $Q(n)$ the sum of the digits in the decimal representation of $n$. Prove that there are infinitely many natural numbers $k$ with $Q(3^{k})>Q(3^{k+1})$.