Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 592: 59

Answer

The series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \dfrac{{\cos \left( {\dfrac{\pi }{4} + 2\pi n} \right)}}{{\sqrt n }}$ diverges.

Work Step by Step

We have $\cos \left( {\dfrac{\pi }{4} + 2\pi n} \right) = \cos \dfrac{\pi }{4} = \dfrac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$, ${\ \ \ }$ for $n = 1,2,3,\cdot\cdot\cdot$. Thus, we can write the original series as $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \dfrac{{\cos \left( {\dfrac{\pi }{4} + 2\pi n} \right)}}{{\sqrt n }} = \dfrac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{\sqrt n }}$ The series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{\sqrt n }}$ diverges by Theorem 3 of Section 11.3, that is, by the Convergence of $p$-Series (because $p = \dfrac{1}{2} \lt 1$). Therefore, the series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty \dfrac{{\cos \left( {\dfrac{\pi }{4} + 2\pi n} \right)}}{{\sqrt n }}$ diverges.
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