Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.3 Infinite Series - 8.3 Exercises - Page 624: 72

Answer

Divergent series

Work Step by Step

Let us consider a geometric series $\Sigma_{n=k}^{n=\infty} ar^n$ when $a \ne 0$. This series will diverge when $|r| \gt1$ and the sum of this series can be computed as: $S=\dfrac{ar^k}{1-r}$ We are given the series $\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{\pi^k}{e^{k+1}}=\Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty}(\dfrac{1}{e})( \dfrac{\pi}{e})^k$ Here, we have $r=\dfrac{\pi}{e} \gt 1$ So, we can conclude the sum of the given geometric series is undetermined and the series is divergent.
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