NETMaths
Part BCSIR NET December 2023

Series: comparison, ratio, root, Raabe, condensation, alternating, rearrangements

Consider the following infinite series: . Which one of the following statements is true?

  1. A.(a) is convergent, but (b) is not convergent.
  2. B.(a) is not convergent, but (b) is convergent.
  3. C.Both (a) and (b) are convergent.
  4. D.Neither (a) nor (b) is convergent.

Solution

(a): the non-zero terms are , an alternating series with terms decreasing to 0 (Leibniz ~ , comparison with a convergent p-series.

Related counterexample: Σaₙ convergent ⇒ Σaₙ² convergent

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