Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.5 The Ratio, Root, and Comparison Tests - 8.5 Exercises - Page 648: 32

Answer

Diverges

Work Step by Step

We have: $a_k=\sqrt {\dfrac{k}{k^3+1}}$ and $b_k=\dfrac{1}{k}$ Now, we need to apply the limit comparison test. $L=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty}\dfrac{a_k}{b_k}\\=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty}\dfrac{\sqrt {\dfrac{k}{k^3+1}}}{1/k}\\=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty} \sqrt {\dfrac{k^3}{k^3+1}}\\=1$ Therefore, the series diverges by the limit comparison test.
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