Section 12.5 Worksheet:

Assignment: Exercises pp. 764-765, #2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 31 (due Tuesday, 3/16).

1. What is meant by an alternating series?

2. The error in using a partial sum as an approximation for an infinite series is very simple in the case of an alternating series: what is the rule?