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: 82

Answer

$\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 10}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{n{{\left( {\ln n} \right)}^{3/2}}}}$ converges.

Work Step by Step

Write $f\left( x \right) = \dfrac{1}{{x{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^{3/2}}}}$ For $x \ge 2$, $f$ is a positive, decreasing, and continuous function of $x$ (please see the figure attached), so we can use the Integral Test. Write $t = \ln x$. So, $dt = \dfrac{1}{x}dx$. $\mathop \smallint \limits_2^\infty \dfrac{1}{{x{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^{3/2}}}}{\rm{d}}x = \mathop \smallint \limits_{\ln 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{t^{3/2}}}}{\rm{d}}t = - \dfrac{2}{{\sqrt t }}|_{\ln 2}^\infty = \dfrac{2}{{\sqrt {\ln 2} }}$ Since $\mathop \smallint \limits_2^\infty \dfrac{1}{{x{{\left( {\ln x} \right)}^{3/2}}}}{\rm{d}}x$ converges, by the Integral Test $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 10}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{n{{\left( {\ln n} \right)}^{3/2}}}}$ converges.
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