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#1 2014-02-20 03:01:58
- ffd
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Convergence test again
Which method can we use to find out if the series
converges or diverges?
#2 2014-02-23 03:47:09
- simamura
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Re: Convergence test again
You can use Alternating Series test
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#3 2014-02-23 08:02:27
- bobbym
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Re: Convergence test again
Hi;
I would not use the alternating series test. The terms here do not alternate between plus and minus.
An alternating series is a series that has the form
or
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#4 2014-02-23 14:24:11
- ShivamS
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Re: Convergence test again
Use comparison test to find that it converges.
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