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(10CQ) The series 1/49+1/64+1/81+ ... is divergent.

(10CQ) The series 1/49+1/64+1/81+ ... is divergent.-example-1

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

We have the serie:


(1)/(49)+ (1)/(64) + (1)/(81)+...

To test whether the series converges or diverges first we must find the rule of the series

Note that:


7^2 = 49\\\\8^2 = 64\\\\9^2 = 81

Then we can write the series as:


(1)/(7^2)+ (1)/(8^2) + (1)/(9^2)+...

Then:


(1)/(7^2)+ (1)/(8^2) + (1)/(9^2)+... = \sum_(n=7)^(\infty)(1)/(n^2)\\\\\sum_(n=7)^(\infty)(1)/(n^2) = \sum_(n=1)^(\infty)(1)/((n+6)^2)

The series that have the form:


\sum_(n=1)^(\infty)(1)/(n^p)

are known as "p-series". This type of series converges whenever
p > 1.

In this case,
p = 2 and
2 > 1. Then the series converges

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