Answer
The series converges absolutely by the root test.
Work Step by Step
We can write the general form of the given series as: $a_k=100k^{-k}$
Root Test states that when $\Sigma a_k$ is an infinite series with positive terms and, then $r=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty}\sqrt[k] a_k$
a) When $0 \leq r \lt 1$, the series converges. (b) When $r \gt 1$, or, $\infty$, so the series diverges. (c) When $r=1$, the ratio test is inconclusive.
Now, $r=\lim\limits_{k \to \infty}\sqrt[k] {100k^{-k}} \\= 100^{ \lim\limits_{k \to \infty} k^{-k}} \times \lim\limits_{k \to \infty} \dfrac{1}{k} \\=(1) (0)\\=0 \lt 1$
Therefore, the series converges absolutely by the root test.
