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Re: Math Quiz 7

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
How about this one:
  • [as shown earlier] (k/(k+3))2k (the terms, not the series sum) converges to e-6 ~ .00248 ~ 1/403.
  • This means that for every k sufficiently large, (k/(k+3))2k < 1/4 (actually I believe this is true for all of them)
  • As k/(k+3) is positive, (k/(k+3))k < 1/2 for sufficiently large k.
  • Therefore, for every k sufficiently large, (k/(k+3))k2 < 1/2k
  • We know Sk=1OO 1/2k, converges at 1.0.
  • By the comparison test, Sk=1OO (k/(k+3))[sup]k2[/sup converges.
Unless I'm missing something, I see no flaw there. Nice.


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