Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - 11.4 The Comparison Tests - 11.4 Exercises - Page 771: 26

Answer

Convergent

Work Step by Step

The Comparison Test states that the p-series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^{p}}$ is convergent if $p\gt 1$ and divergent if $p\leq 1$. Use Limit Comparison Test with $a_{n}=\frac{1}{{n\sqrt {(n^{2}-1)}}}$ and $b_{n}=\frac{1}{n\sqrt {n^{2}}}$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n}}{b_{n}}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{\frac{1}{{n\sqrt {(n^{2}-1)}}}}{\frac{1}{n\sqrt {n^{2}}}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{\sqrt {n^{2}}}{\sqrt {n^{2}-1}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{n}{n\sqrt {1-\frac{1}{n^{2}}}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt {1-\frac{1}{n^{2}}}}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt {1-0}}$ $=1$ Since,$\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n\sqrt {n^{2}}}$ is convergent because $p-$ series with $p=2 \gt 1$ is convergent, thus the series $\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{{n\sqrt {(n^{2}-1)}}}$ also converges.
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