Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.4 Convergence Tests - Exercises Set 9.4 - Page 629: 26

Answer

The series converges if ${p \gt 1}$ and diverges if ${p \le 1}$.

Work Step by Step

Write ${a_k} = f\left( k \right)$, where $f\left( x \right) = \dfrac{1}{{x\left( {\ln x} \right){{\left[ {\ln \left( {\ln x} \right)} \right]}^p}}}$. Evaluate $\mathop \smallint \limits_3^\infty \dfrac{1}{{x\left( {\ln x} \right){{\left[ {\ln \left( {\ln x} \right)} \right]}^p}}}{\rm{d}}x$. Let $t = \ln \left( {\ln x} \right)$. So, $dt = \dfrac{1}{{x\left( {\ln x} \right)}}dx$. The integral becomes $\mathop \smallint \limits_3^\infty \dfrac{1}{{x\left( {\ln x} \right){{\left[ {\ln \left( {\ln x} \right)} \right]}^p}}}{\rm{d}}x = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{q \to \infty } \mathop \smallint \limits_{\ln \left( {\ln 3} \right)}^{\ln \left( {\ln q} \right)} \dfrac{1}{{{t^p}}}{\rm{d}}t = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{q \to \infty } \left[ {\dfrac{1}{{1 - p}}\left( {{t^{1 - p}}} \right)|_{\ln \left( {\ln 3} \right)}^{\ln \left( {\ln q} \right)}} \right]$ $ = \dfrac{1}{{1 - p}}\mathop {\lim }\limits_{q \to \infty } \left[ {{{\left( {\ln \left( {\ln q} \right)} \right)}^{1 - p}} - {{\left( {\ln \left( {\ln 3} \right)} \right)}^{1 - p}}} \right]$ Depending on the value of $p$, we obtain $\mathop \smallint \limits_3^\infty \dfrac{1}{{x\left( {\ln x} \right){{\left[ {\ln \left( {\ln x} \right)} \right]}^p}}}{\rm{d}}x = \left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - \dfrac{1}{{1 - p}}{{\left( {\ln \left( {\ln 3} \right)} \right)}^{1 - p}},}&{p \gt 1}\\ {\infty ,}&{p \le 1} \end{array}} \right.$ Therefore, by the integral test, the series converges if ${p \gt 1}$ and diverges if ${p \le 1}$.
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