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an + 1 Use the Ratio Test to try to determine if the series converges or diverges. Begin by writing the limit of the ratio, lim an n-00 1 an+1 lim (n + 1)P = lim Rewrite the expression in terms of n and p. an 1

an + 1 Use the Ratio Test to try to determine if the series converges or diverges. Begin by writing the limit of the ratio, lim an n-00 1 an+1 lim (n + 1)P = lim Rewrite the expression in terms of n and p. an 1

Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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an +1 Use the Ratio Test to try to determine if the series converges or diverges. Begin by writing the limit of the ratio, lim an 1 an + 1 lim (n + 1)° = lim Rewrite the expression in terms of n and p. 1
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As from the ratio test,

L=limn→∞an+1an

If L < 1, then series converges

If L> 1, then series diverges

If L = 1, then test is inconclusive

 

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