Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - 11.4 The Comparison Tests - 11.4 Exercises - Page 771: 17

Answer

Divergent

Work Step by Step

Use Limit Comparison Test with $a_{n}=\frac{1}{\sqrt {n^{2}+1}}$ and $b_{n}=\frac{1}{n}$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n}}{b_{n}}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{\frac{1}{\sqrt {n^{2}+1}}}{\frac{1}{n}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{\frac{{\sqrt {n^{2}+1}}}{n}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{\frac{{\sqrt {n^{2}+1}}}{\sqrt n^{2}}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1+1/n^{2}}}}$ $=\frac{1}{\sqrt {1+0}}$ $=1\ne 0 \ne \infty$ The given series diverges by Limit Test. Hence, the series is divergent
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