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 593: 97

Answer

The series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{n^{\ln n}}}}$ converges.

Work Step by Step

We know that $\ln \left( {{{\rm{e}}^2}} \right) = 2$. Since $\ln n$ is increasing, for large $n$ ($n \gt {{\rm{e}}^2}$), we have $\ln n \gt 2$. Thus, for large $n$, the following inequality is valid (please see the figure attached): $\dfrac{1}{{{n^{\ln n}}}} \lt \dfrac{1}{{{n^2}}}$ The larger series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{n^2}}}$ converges (because $p = 2 \gt 1$ by the Convergence of $p$-Series). Therefore, by the Direct Comparison Test, the smaller series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{n^{\ln n}}}}$ also converges.
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