Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - Review Exercises - Page 677: 57

Answer

Converges

Work Step by Step

Let us consider that $f(x)=\dfrac{x}{x^2-3}$ for $x \gt 0$ On differnitating, we get $f'(x)=-\dfrac{x^2+3}{(x^2-3)^2}$ It has been clearly determined that $f'(x) \lt 0$ for all $x \geq 1$. This implies that the function $f(x)$ shows a monotonically decreasing sequence for $x \geq 1$ and $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty} f(x)=0$ Next, $f(x) \gt 0$ for all $x \geq 1$, So, the given series is convergent by the Leibniz's Test or the Alternating Series Test.
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