Convergence of series T z T_z

Calculus Level 3

True or False:

The series T z = 2 z 1 2 z + 1 T_z = \dfrac{2z-1}{2z+1} is convergent.

True Cannot be certain False

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
Jun 4, 2018

If we take the Ratio Test of T z T_{z} :

T z + 1 T z = 2 ( z + 1 ) 1 2 ( z + 1 ) + 1 2 z + 1 2 z 1 = 4 z 2 + 4 z + 1 4 z 2 + 4 z 3 \frac{T_{z+1}}{T_{z}} = \frac{2(z+1)-1}{2(z+1)+1} \cdot \frac{2z+1}{2z-1} = \frac{4z^2 + 4z +1}{4z^2 + 4z -3} ;

and 4 z 2 + 4 z + 1 4 z 2 + 4 z 3 > 1 | \frac{4z^2 + 4z +1}{4z^2 + 4z -3} | > 1 as z z \rightarrow \infty . Hence the sequence is divergent.

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