Exercise 1515Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Series › Convergence testsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
The ratio test with a parameter
#ratio test#Stirling formula#critical case
Statement
For , study .
Hint
Compute . At the critical value of the ratio test fails: use Stirling's formula .
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Solution
Ratio.
Cases. For the series converges; for it diverges.
Critical case . By Stirling,
so the terms do not tend to : the series diverges.
Conclusion. The series converges iff .