MATH1010 (Term 2) Assignment 1

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MATH1010. University Mathematics
2021-22 Term 2
Homework Assignment 1
Date of release: 27 Jan 2022 (Thursday)
Deadline: 3 Feb 2022 noon (Thursday)
Attempt ALL questions.
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Statement of Academic Honesty
I acknowledge that I am aware of University policy and regulations on honesty in academic

work, and of the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy
and regulations, as contained in the website http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.
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1. A sequence {𝑎𝑛 } is defined by
𝑎1 = 3 and 𝑎𝑛+1 = √𝑎𝑛 + 5 for 𝑛 ≥ 1.
Using Mathematical Induction, show that {𝑎𝑛 } is decreasing for all positive integers n.
2. A sequence {𝑏𝑛 } is defined by

2 +1)
6(𝑏𝑛
𝑏1 = 4 and 𝑏𝑛+1 = 2 +11 for 𝑛 ≥ 1.
𝑏𝑛
(a) Show that 𝑏𝑛 > 3 for all positive integers n.
(b) Show that {𝑏𝑛 } is strictly decreasing for all positive integers n.
(c) Can you conclude that the limit of the sequence {𝑏𝑛 } exist? Explain briefly.
3. Prove, by Mathematical Induction, that
1 sin(𝑛𝑥) cos[(𝑛 + 1)𝑥]

cos2 𝑥 + cos2 2𝑥 + cos2 3𝑥 + ⋯ + cos2 𝑛𝑥 = [𝑛 + ]
2 sin 𝑥
for all positive integers n.
4. Let {𝑥𝑛 } be a sequence of real numbers defined by

3 𝑥𝑛−1 𝑥𝑛−2+1
𝑥1 = 𝑥2 = 2 and 𝑥𝑛 = 𝑥𝑛−1+𝑥𝑛−2
for 𝑛 = 3,4,5, …
(a) Show that 1 < 𝑥𝑛 < 2 for all positive integers n.
(b) Show that for all positive integers 𝑛 ≥ 3, 2(𝑥𝑛 − 1) < 𝑥𝑛−1 − 1.
(c) Using above results, find lim 𝑥𝑛 .

𝑛→∞
5. Let r be a real number, with 0 < 𝑟 < 1.

1 𝑛(𝑛−1) 1 2
(a) Show that 𝑟𝑛 > 2
( − 1) for any positive integer n.
𝑟
(b) Hence, show that lim 𝑛𝑟 𝑛 = 0.

𝑛→∞
6. Evaluate the following limits.

5𝑛3 −4𝑛2+3
(a) lim (b) lim (√4𝑛2 + 𝑛 − √4𝑛2 − 1)
𝑛→∞ √9𝑛6 −5𝑛+1 𝑛→∞
𝑛 𝑛𝜋
𝑛2−(−1)𝑛 𝑒 3−(−1) sin( )
(c) lim (d) lim 4
𝑛→∞ 𝑛2+(−1)𝑛 𝑛→∞ 𝑛
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7. In this problem, you can make use of the following fact without proof.
Fact: Let a and r be real numbers, with r ≠ 1. Let {𝑆𝑛 } be the geometric series defined as follows:
𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = ∑ 𝑎𝑟 𝑘 = 𝑎 + 𝑎𝑟 + 𝑎𝑟 2 + ⋯ + 𝑎𝑟 𝑛 , 𝑛 = 0,1,2, …
𝑘=0
1−𝑟𝑛+1
Then, 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎 ( ).
1−𝑟
𝑎
(a) Show that {𝑆𝑛 } converges to 1−𝑟 whenever |𝑟| < 1.
(b) Using (a), evaluate the limit of the sequence {𝑇𝑛 }, where
3 3 3
𝑇𝑛 = 1 + + +⋯+ .
4 42 4𝑛
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(c) Using (a), verify that the repeating decimal 1.666……, often written as 1. 6̇, is equal to 3 .
8. For each of the given functions, f, find its natural domain, that is, the largest subset of ℝ on which the
expression that defines f may be validly evaluated. Show your steps.
Please express your answer in the form of a single interval, or a union of disjoint intervals.
For example: (−∞, 2) ⋃[4, 22).

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(a) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 2 √4 − 𝑥 2 (b) 𝑓 (𝑥) = ln(3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5)
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(√𝑥 − 4 + √6 − 𝑥) (d) 𝑓(𝑥) = sin2 𝑥 + cos4 𝑥

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(e) 𝑓 (𝑥) = 1+cos 𝑥
9. Determine whether the given function, f, is increasing, strictly increasing, decreasing, strictly decreasing,
bounded, bounded above, or bounded below. Show your arguments and proofs.
𝑥
(a) 𝑓: [0, ∞) → ℝ, where 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥+2 .
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(b) 𝑓: ℝ+ → ℝ, where 𝑓 (𝑥) =
𝑥
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THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

MATH1010. University Mathematics

Date of release: 27 Jan 2022 (Thursday)

Deadline: 3 Feb 2022 noon (Thursday)

Attempt ALL questions.

Statement of Academic Honesty

I acknowledge that I am aware of University policy and regulations on honesty in academic

Name of student:_____________________________________ Student ID:________________________

𝑎1 = 3 and 𝑎𝑛+1 = √𝑎𝑛 + 5 for 𝑛 ≥ 1.

2. A sequence {𝑏𝑛 } is defined by

(a) Show that 𝑏𝑛 > 3 for all positive integers n.

3. Prove, by Mathematical Induction, that

1 sin(𝑛𝑥) cos[(𝑛 + 1)𝑥]

for all positive integers n.

4. Let {𝑥𝑛 } be a sequence of real numbers defined by

(a) Show that 1 < 𝑥𝑛 < 2 for all positive integers n.

(c) Using above results, find lim 𝑥𝑛 .

5. Let r be a real number, with 0 < 𝑟 < 1.

(b) Hence, show that lim 𝑛𝑟 𝑛 = 0.

6. Evaluate the following limits.

expression that defines f may be validly evaluated. Show your steps.

For example: (−∞, 2) ⋃[4, 22).

(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = ln(√𝑥 − 4 + √6 − 𝑥) (d) 𝑓(𝑥) = sin2 𝑥 + cos4 𝑥

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