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First we see that ∣ x ∣ must be ≤ 1 . Otherwise The nth term tends to ∞ as n → ∞ which implies divergence .
So first we check for x = 1 which would also be the same as checking for x = − 1 as the power of x is even .
So for x = 1 the series becomes :-
n = 2 ∑ ∞ n ( l n ( n ) ) 2 1 .
Now we apply Cauchy Condensation Test .
As the n t h terms form a decreasing sequence we can apply Cauchy Condensation Test
So the series shares it's fate with(converges or diverges with)
n = 2 ∑ ∞ 2 n ( l n ( 2 n ) ) 2 2 n
= n = 2 ∑ ∞ n 2 ( l n ( 2 ) ) 2 1
which is convergent(we can also find a closed form of this)
So series is convergent for x = 1 and x = − 1 .
Now let x ∈ ( − 1 , 1 ) .
So the series becomes
n = 2 ∑ ∞ n ( l n ( n ) ) 2 x 2 n ≤ n = 2 ∑ ∞ n ( l n ( n ) ) 2 1
Now as R H S converges.......we have by Direct Comparison Test . L H S is also convergent.
So the series converges for any x ∈ [ − 1 , 1 ]