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SUMMARY OF TESTS FOR SERIES

Test Series Condition(s) Condition(s) Comment


of Convergence of Divergence


nth-Term a
n1
n lim an  0
n→ 
This test cannot be used
to show convergence.


Geometric Series ar
n0
n
r < 1 r  1 Sum: S 
a
1r


Telescoping Series b
n1
n  bn1 lim bn  L
n→ 
Sum: S  b1  L

 1
p-Series
n
n1
p
p > 1 0 < p  1

 0 < an1  an Remainder:


Alternating Series 1
n1
n1a
n
and lim an  0
n→ 

RN  aN1

Integral 
a,   Remainder:

( f is continuous, f x dx diverges 


n1
n
f x dx converges
positive, and 1 0 < RN < f x dx
an  f n  0 1
decreasing) N

 Test is inconclusive if
Root
an lim
n→ 
n
n a < 1 lim
n→ 
n
n a > 1 or lim
n a
n  1.
n1 n→ 



Test is inconclusive if


 an1 an1
Ratio
n1
an lim
n→  an
< 1 lim
n→  an
> 1 or a
lim n1  1.
n→  an


 0 < an  bn 0 < bn  an
Direct Comparison
a n  
an, bn > 0 n1 and b
n1
n converges and b
n1
n diverges

an an
 lim L > 0 lim L > 0
Limit Comparison
an, bn > 0
a n
n→  bn

n→  bn

b b
n1
and n converges and n diverges
n1 n1

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