Exercise 726Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Series › Convergence testsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
Absolute, conditional or no convergence
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Statement
For each real , determine whether is absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent, or divergent.
Hint
Three ranges: , and . Use the -series test and the alternating series test.
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Solution
. converges, so the series converges absolutely.
. diverges, so there is no absolute convergence. But is decreasing with limit , so by the alternating series test the series converges. It is conditionally convergent.
. The terms do not tend to (their absolute value is ), so the series diverges.
Summary.
- : absolutely convergent,
- : conditionally convergent,
- : divergent.
Remark. For the sum is : a conditional convergence that is deeply sensitive to the order of the terms.