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2022年11月16日 · In this section we give a general set of guidelines for determining which test to use in determining if an infinite series will converge or diverge. Note as well that there really isn’t one set of guidelines that will always work and so you always need to be flexible in following this set of guidelines.
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If a series is similar to a p -series or a geometric series, you should consider a Comparison Test or a Limit Comparison Test. These test only work with positive term series, but if your series has both positive and negative terms you can test ∑ | an | for absolute convergence.
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For each of the following series, determine which convergence test is the best to use and explain why. Then determine if the series converges or diverges. If the series is an alternating series, determine whether it converges absolutely, converges conditionally, or diverges.
How can I determine which series comparison test to use?
The p-series and geometric series tests are for specific types of sequences, and it is clear when you can apply them. Use the integral test for positive, decreasing functions or negative, increasing functions only (do not forget this condition).
We now have several ways of testing a series for convergence or divergence; the problem is to decide which test to use on which series. In this respect testing series is similar to inte-grating functions. Again there are no hard and fast rules about which test to apply to a given series, but you may find the following advice of some use.
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2022年11月16日 · In this section we will discuss using the Comparison Test and Limit Comparison Tests to determine if an infinite series converges or diverges. In order to use either test the terms of the infinite series must be positive. Proofs for both tests are also given.
For us beginners, the following list of strategies will help us learn to recognize which test to apply. Suggested Strategies 1. If you can see at a glance that lim. n!1. a. n6= 0, then use the Test for Divergence to show P a. diverges. 2. If the series is of the form X1 np. , then it is a p-series, and it converges when p>1 and diverges when p 1.
apply the Comparison Test to X jan and test for absolute convergence. 4. If you can see at a glance that lim n!1 an 6˘0, then the nth Term Test for Divergence (equivalent to Theorem 7) should be used. 5. If the series is of the form X (¡1)n¯1 u n or X n n, then the Alternating Series Test (Theorem 14) is an obvious possibility. 6.
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Consider the series ∑n∞ an ∑ n ∞ a n. Divergence Test: If limn→∞an ≠ 0 lim n → ∞ a n ≠ 0, then ∑n an ∑ n a n diverges. ∑n∞ an ∑ n ∞ a n converges if and only if the integral ∫∞ 1 f(x)dx ∫ 1 ∞ f (x) d x converges. Comparison Test: This applies only to positive-term series. If an ≤ bn a n ≤ b n and ∑bn ∑ b n converges, then ∑an ∑ a n converges.
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In general, there are no specific rules as to which test to apply to a given series. Instead, we classify series by their form and give tips as to which tests should be considered. This list is meant to serve as a guideline for which tests you should consider applying to a given series.