Test The Convergence

Calculus Level 2

1 2 ( 2 2 ) ( 3 ) + 2 2 ( 3 2 ) ( 5 ) + 3 2 ( 4 2 ) ( 7 ) + 4 2 ( 5 2 ) ( 9 ) + 5 2 ( 6 2 ) ( 11 ) + \cfrac{1^2}{(2^2)(3)} + \cfrac{2^2}{(3^2)(5)} + \cfrac{3^2}{(4^2)(7)} + \cfrac{4^2}{(5^2)(9)} + \cfrac{5^2}{(6^2)(11)} + \cdots

Does the sum above converge?

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1 solution

Christian Daang
Apr 4, 2017

the expression above is simply equal to:

n = 2 ( n 1 ) 2 ( n 2 ) ( 2 n 1 ) = n = 2 1 ( 2 n 1 ) n = 2 1 ( n 2 ) = n = 2 N 1 n n = 2 N 2 1 2 n n = 2 1 ( n 2 ) \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{(n-1)^2}{(n^2)(2n-1)} = \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{1}{(2n- 1)} - \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{1}{(n^2)} \\ = \sum_{n=2}^N \cfrac{1}{n} - \sum_{n=2}^{\left \lfloor \cfrac{N}{2} \right \rfloor} \cfrac{1}{2n} - \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{1}{(n^2)}

But as n = 2 1 ( n ) \displaystyle \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{1}{(n)} diverge, hence, n = 2 ( n 1 ) 2 ( n 2 ) ( n + 1 ) \displaystyle \sum_{n = 2}^{\infty} \cfrac{(n-1)^2}{(n^2)(n+1)} also diverge.

The series should be n = 2 ( n 1 ) 2 n 2 ( 2 n 1 ) = n = 2 1 2 n 1 n = 2 1 n 2 \sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{(n-1)^2}{n^2(2n-1)} = \sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{1}{2n-1} - \sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2}

The conclusion is the same.

Brian Moehring - 4 years, 2 months ago

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Done sir. :D Thanks for correcting me. :D ~

Christian Daang - 4 years, 2 months ago

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