Convergent and Divergent Series Answers

Use the ratio test to determine whether the series is convergent or divergent.

The series is convergent.

Determine whether the series -5 + 25 - 125 + ... is convergent or divergent.

Use the ratio test to determine whether the series is convergent or divergent.

Use the comparison test to determine whether the series + + ... is convergent or divergent.

The MagicSoft software company has a proposal to the city council of Alva, Florida, to relocate there. The proposal claims that the company will generate $3.3 million for the local economy by the $1 million in salaries that will be paid. The city council estimates that 70% of the salaries will be spent in the local community and 70% of that money will again be spent in the community, and so on.What is the correct estimate of the amount generated to the local economy?

An underground storage container is leaking a toxic chemical. One year after the leak began, the chemical had spread 1500 meters from its source. After two years, the chemical had spread 900 meters more , and by the end of the third year, it had reached an additional 540 meters.If this pattern continues, how far will the spill have spread from its source after 10 years?

The series is convergent..