21. The radius of convergence of the series \[ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n+1}{2n+1}\cdot\frac{(x-3)^n}{2^n} \] is






Answer is: option3

\(2\)

Solution:

To determine the radius of convergence, evaluate \[ \lim_{k\to\infty}\left|\frac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}\right| \]

\[ \lim_{k\to\infty}\left|\frac{a_{k+1}}{a_k}\right| = \lim_{k\to\infty} \left| \frac{(k+2)(x-3)^{k+1}}{(2k+3)2^{k+1}} \cdot \frac{(2k+1)2^k}{(k+1)(x-3)^k} \right| \]

\[ = \left|\frac{x-3}{2}\right| \lim_{k\to\infty} \frac{(k+2)(2k+1)}{(2k+3)(k+1)} \]

\[ = \left|\frac{x-3}{2}\right| \]

The series converges if \[ \left|\frac{x-3}{2}\right|<1 \]

Thus \[ |x-3|<2 \]

This gives an interval centered at \(x=3\) with radius \[ r=2 \]

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