Exercise 724Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Series › Convergence testsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
Cancellation revealed by a Taylor expansion
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Statement
Study .
Hint
Expand at .
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Solution
Idea. The two terms and almost cancel, so comparing the difference with would be a blunder.
Computation.
So the terms are positive for large and equivalent to .
Conclusion. converges, so the serie converges.
Remark. Each time the leading terms cancel, one has to go one order further in the expansion.