Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 593: 98

Answer

The series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{{\ln }^3}n}}$ diverges.

Work Step by Step

From the information prior to Exercise 31 in Section 11.3, we know that for $n$ sufficiently large, the following inequality is valid: $\ln n \le {n^a}$, ${\ \ \ \ \ \ \ }$ for all $a \gt 0$ Let $a = \dfrac{1}{3}$. So, $\ln n \le {n^{1/3}}$. Thus, for large $n$, we have $\dfrac{1}{{{{\ln }^3}n}} \gt \dfrac{1}{n}$ We know that the harmonic series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{n}$ diverges. By the Direct Comparison Test, the larger series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 2}^\infty \dfrac{1}{{{{\ln }^3}n}}$ also diverges.
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