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summation n=1-infiniti
{[(-1)^(n-1)][ln(n)]}/n

2007-10-06 00:20:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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take first abs val
a_n = ln/n >1/n divergent
1) lim ln/n =0 (L´Hôpital)
2) a_n is monotone decreasing
Take f(x) = lnx/x so f´(x= = 1/x^2*( 1-lnx) which is <0 for x>e
so f(x) is decreasing and so a_n
so(-1)^(n-1)* a_n is convergent

2007-10-06 03:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0 0

♠ for this sign alternating series we have condition
|a[n+1]| < |a[n]|, while a[n] → 0; good for convergence!
♣ meanwhile ∑ln(n)/n diverges as it is worse than
harmonic series, since ln(n)/n > 1/n;
♠ thus ∑(-1)^(n-1) ln(n) / n converges conditionally!

2007-10-06 10:40:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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