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Summary of Tests For Convergence

This document summarizes several common tests used to determine if a series converges or diverges: 1) The nth term test examines the limit of the nth term and determines convergence if the limit is 0 and divergence if the limit is not 0. 2) Ratio and root tests analyze the ratio of successive terms or their nth roots, converging if the limit is less than 1 and diverging if greater than 1. 3) Comparison, limit comparison, and integral tests analyze the behavior of the series relative to other standard convergent or divergent series.

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Summary of Tests For Convergence

This document summarizes several common tests used to determine if a series converges or diverges: 1) The nth term test examines the limit of the nth term and determines convergence if the limit is 0 and divergence if the limit is not 0. 2) Ratio and root tests analyze the ratio of successive terms or their nth roots, converging if the limit is less than 1 and diverging if greater than 1. 3) Comparison, limit comparison, and integral tests analyze the behavior of the series relative to other standard convergent or divergent series.

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Summary of tests for convergence

Test I ,Scru.·s
• Convergence or c~

-11th term ___, Divergence


lim, a,, = O, test IS
If ,,_, •
Diverges if Jim a,, -:t= 0
L 0n " • f
inconclusive
- Converges to sum , if Useful for
Geometri
comparison tests.
scnes S = _ a_ lrJ< I . Diverges
' I- r '
otherwise.
p-sencs ~ I Converges w hen p > I , Useful for
I ;r-
,, I
otherwise diverges. companson tests.

Integral r, f(x) must be


I>,, ;a,, = J(n) Converges if J ~f (x)dx
continuous, positive 1
n= I
converges; diverges if and decreasing.
J ~J(x)dx diverges.

Comparison If Lb" converges and The comparison


series is often
a,, ::; b for all n then
11
La 11
geometric or a
converges. If Lb,, p-senes.
diverges and a,, ~ b11 for
all n , then La 11
diverges.

Limit To find bn consider


companson
If lim(a")
n• b"-'
=c, cER\ only terms of a,, that
" have the greatest
then both converge or
effect on the
both diverge.
magnitude.
Ratio Test is inconclusive
If lim a,,+i
,1 • 00 an
= L , the series if L = l .
converges (absolutely) if
L < l, and diverges
otherwise.
Alternating I (- I)" a11 , a,,> 0, Converges if ak ~ ak+, for Only applicable to
all k, and lima11 = O. alternating series.
i------, - - - ------t---_:__ _ _-!-_ _ _ _ ___ 11 • 00

L la" I• La" converges. ~ a converges.


If L..J II

but Lia,, Idiverges,


then ~ a converges
L..J "
conditionally.

The finite in the infinite


J

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