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Re: Math Quiz 7

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Originally Posted by iRobot_ View Post
I'm not familiar with your root test method Ether. When I used the root test, it was inconclusive. ie the limit for the kth root of (k/(k+3))^2k = 1
You're confusing two different series being discussed in this thread.

In the post you are referring to, I quoted and was referring to the series that Caleb mentioned in post#3:

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Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes View Post
consider the following:
sum((x/(x+3))^(x^2))
The Root Test can be used to show that Caleb's series converges.

The Root Test, however, is inconclusive for the series I posted in post#1.


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