5/25/2017 CalculusIIRootTest

RootTest
Thisisthelasttestforseriesconvergencethatweregoingtobelookingat.AswiththeRatioTestthistest
willalsotellwhetheraseriesisabsolutelyconvergentornotratherthansimpleconvergence.

RootTest
Supposethatwehavetheseries .Define,

Then,
1.if theseriesisabsolutelyconvergent(andhence
convergent).
2.if theseriesisdivergent.
3.if theseriesmaybedivergent,conditionallyconvergent,or
absolutelyconvergent.

Aproofofthistestisattheendofthesection.

Aswiththeratiotest,ifweget theroottestwilltellusnothingandwellneedtouseanothertestto
determinetheconvergenceoftheseries.Alsonotethatif intheRatioTestthentheRootTestwillalso
give .

Wewillalsoneedthefollowingfactinsomeoftheseproblems.

Fact

Letstakealookatacoupleofexamples.

Example1Determineifthefollowingseriesisconvergentor
divergent.

Solution
Therereallyisntmuchtotheseproblemsotherthancomputingthe
limitandthenusingtheroottest.Hereisthelimitforthisproblem.

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