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GeometricSeries
ar
convergesifandonlyif|r|<1
k=0
1 r n+1
a
S n = a
always,andifconverging, S =
1 r
1 r
NthTermTest
PTest
1
convergesifandonlyifp>1
p
k=1 k
ComparisonTest
Considerthetwoseries
k and
k=1
If
Iffisacontinuous,decreasing,positivefunctionand
isaseriessuchthatak=f(k),then
k=1
bk forallk1.
k=1
k=1
k=1
k=1
k=1
IntegralTest
b suchthat0 a
1.
f (x )dx a
k=1
a1 +
2. Rn =
ak
k=n+1
f (x )dx (hence,bothconvergeorbothdiverge)
1
f (x )dx
n
RatioTest
a
Supposethatak>0forallkand lim k+1 = L
k a
k
IfL<1,then
k converges;ifL>1,then
k=1
k=1
diverges;ifL=1thetestininconclusive
AlternatingSeriesTest(A.S.T.)
Suppose
isanalternatingseries(sock0forallk).If:
2. lim c k = 0
k
k=1
1. c1 c 2 c 3 ... i.e.thecksaredecreasing
(1) c
Then:
1. S=
(1)
ck converges
k =1
2. Sisboundedbyanypairofconsecutivepartialsums
3. S S n c n+1