Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.4 Exercises - Page 618: 58

Answer

$a_n=\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}$ and the series $\Sigma a_n^2$ converges by the p-series test.

Work Step by Step

Proof: Let us suppose that $a_n=\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}$ Then $\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} (a_n)^2=(\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}) (\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2})=\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^4}$ Also, by the p-series test ($\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^p}\implies p \gt 1;$ series converges), so the series $\Sigma a_n^2$ converges because $p=4 \gt 1$.
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