Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.3 Exercises - Page 609: 27

Answer

$$ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{2+\sin n}{ n} $$ Apply the Integral Test to the series $$ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{2+\sin n}{ n} $$ The function $$ f(x)=\frac{2+\sin x}{ x} $$ is positive and continuous for $x\geq 1$ . To determine whether $f$ is decreasing or not, find the derivative. $$ f^{'}(x)=\frac{x \cos x - (2+ \sin x)}{ x^{2}} $$ we obtain that, $f^{'}(x) \gt 0 $ for some $x\gt1$, so $ f $ is not decreasing for some $x\gt1$, and it follows that $f$ does not satisfy the conditions for the Integral Test.

Work Step by Step

$$ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{2+\sin n}{ n} $$ Apply the Integral Test to the series $$ \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{2+\sin n}{ n} $$ The function $$ f(x)=\frac{2+\sin x}{ x} $$ is positive and continuous for $x\geq 1$ . To determine whether $f$ is decreasing or not, find the derivative. $$ f^{'}(x)=\frac{x \cos x - (2+ \sin x)}{ x^{2}} $$ we find that, $f^{'}(x) \gt 0 $ for some $x\gt1$, so $ f $ is not decreasing for $x\gt1$, and it follows that $f$ does not satisfy the conditions for the Integral Test.
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