Exercise 2072Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Series › Convergence testsM1Added 2 Nov 2026
Convergence of the series of sin(n)/n
#Abel summation#Dirichlet test#trigonometric series
Statement
Prove that converges.
Hint
Show that the partial sums are bounded, then apply Abel's summation by parts with .
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Solution
Step 1: the partial sums of are bounded. Using and telescoping,
Step 2: Abel's summation by parts. With and ,
Step 3: convergence. Since and , . The second sum converges absolutely because
(the differences are positive and telescope). So the partial sums have a limit.
Remark. This is Dirichlet's test: *bounded partial sums times a monotone sequence tending to gives a convergent series*. The series is not absolutely convergent ().