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    UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

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    BSc/BA, FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
    MATH 353: ANALYSIS I (3 credits)
    INSTRUCTION:
    ANSWER ANY 4 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
    TIME ALLOWED:
     
    1
    TWO HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES 2 hours
    2

    1. (a) Let ||.|| : R2 → [0, ∞} be defined as ||x|| = |x1 | + |x2 | + |x1 − x2 |.


    Prove that ||.|| defined above is a norm on R2 . [30 Marks]
    (b) Using the norm defined in 1(a) above , find a positive number r, such that
    Br ((2, 1)) ⊆ B3 ((1, 1)). [10 Marks]
    (c) Using the norm defined in 1(a) above, find a positive number s, such that
    Bs ((2, 1)) ∩ B3 ((3, 1)) 6= ∅. [10 Marks ]
    √ √
    2. Let S1 = 2 and Sn+1 = 2 + Sn , for n = 1, 2, 3, ....
    (i) Show that {Sn } is a monotonically increasing sequence. (Hint: Use induction.) [20 Marks]
    (ii) Show tht Sn ≤ 2, ∀n ∈ N. (Hint: use induction) [15 Marks]
    (iii) Does the sequence converge? Compute the limit. [15 Marks]

    3. Let {xn } be a sequence of real numbers. Assume that the “even” and “odd” subsequences {x2n }
    and {x2n+1 } respectively are convergent. Denote by L = lim x2n and M = lim x2n+1 .
    n→∞ n→∞
    (i) Prove that if L 6= M , then the sequence xn is not convergent. [15 Marks]
    (ii)Prove that if L = M , then the sequence xn is convergent and lim xn = L. [15 Marks]
    n→∞
    1 1
    (iii) If lim xn = L 6= 0, prove that lim = . [20, Marks]
    n→∞ n→∞ xn L

    EXAMINER: Dr. Asare-Tuah Anton Page 1 of 2


    4. For each of the following series, decide whether the series is convergent or divergent. State
    which convergence/divergence test you have used and show that the conditions of the test are
    satisfied.
    ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
    X (−1)n X 1 X (2)n X 1
    (i) (ii) √ (iii) (iv) [50 Marks]
    ln(n + 1) n n+1 (2n)! 2n
    n=1 n=1 n=1 n=1

    5. (a) By using the  − δ definition of continuity,prove that the real-valued function f defined
    below is continuous at x = 2.

     x3 − 8
    if x 6= 2
    f (x) = x−2
     12 otherwise

    [25 Marks]
    (b) Prove that |x2 − a2 | ≤ 3|a||x − a|, ∀x ∈ B|a|(a) . [15 Marks]
    (c) Use the part (b) above to prove that Id2 is continuous at a ∈ R [10 Marks]

    6. (a)
    (i) State the Squeeze principle for functions in a normed vector space. [5 Marks]
    2
    (ii) Let f : R → R be defined by

    x3
    f (x, y) = .
    x2 + y 2

    Guess the limit of f as (x, y) → (0, 0) and use the Squeeze principle to justify your
    claim
    [10 Marks]
    (b)
    1
    (i) Consider the real sequence xn given by xn = ln n for n ≥ 2.
    Guess the limit of xn and prove your claim.
    [15 Marks]
    (ii) Compute the Supremum, Inf imum, M inimum and M aximum (whenever they ex-
    ist) for the set
    n 1 o
    (−1)n + : n ∈ N .
    n
    [20 Marks]

    EXAMINER: Dr. Asare-Tuah Anton Page 2 of 2

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