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Understanding
AP Calculus Topic 10.9 – Determining Absolute or
Conditional Convergence
Determine whether the series converges absolutely or conditionally, or diverges. Be sure to show all your work.


 1n
1.) n 1 2n

 1n 
1 1 
 1 n


n 1 2n
  n  geometric series with r   1  converges   n converges absolutely
n 1 2 2 n 1 2


 1n1
2.) n 1 n

(1) n
1 1 1 1 1 1

n 1 n

1

2

3

4
  1 
n2
which is a divergent p  series, p 
2
1


(1)n 1 1 1 1

n 1 n
 
1 2

3

4
 converges by the AST because the terms are

1 1 
(1)n
decreasing to 0. lim
n n
 0


n 1 n
is conditionally convergent.


 1n1 n2
3.) n 1 (n  1)2
n2 n2
lim  lim  1  diverges by the nth Term Test.
n 
 n  12 n  n 2
 
 1n
4.)  n ln(n)
n2


 1n 
1 1 2  1 ln n  1
 n ln(n)
n2

n  2 n ln( n)
f  n 
n ln(n)
 f   n   1 n ln n   1 ln n  n   
 n  n ln n 2
0

f  n  is positive, continuous, and decreasing for n  2

b

 1
b
 1

 n ln(n)
dn  lim 
b   ln n
1 dn  lim 
n 
1
b   u
b 
 b
du  lim ln ln b  2  lim ln ln b  ln ln 2     ln ln 2  
b 
2  u du 2
2

diverges
Now use the AST.
1
1. lim 0
n  n  ln(n)

1 1
2.  for n  2
 n  1  ln(n  1) n  ln(n)
n  ln(n)  (n  1) ln(n  1) for n  2

(1)n

n  2 n ln(n)
conditionally converges


 1n
5.) 
n 0 n4

 1 n

1 
1 1
 n4
 1 compare to  1 which a divergent p  series with p  1
 n  4 2
2 2
n 0 n 0 n 0 n
n n
lim  lim  1 which is finite and positive  Both are divergent.
n  n  4 n n

 1n 1 1 an

n 0 n4
lim
n 
 0
n  an1
 1  an  an1

an 1 n5 n5
    1 for n  1  Terms decreasing to 0
an1 n4 1 n4

 1n

n 1 n4
converges by the Alternating Series Test  conditionally convergent


 1n1
6.) 
n 1 n n

 1 n 1

1 3

n 1 n n

n 1 n
3/2
 convergent p  series with p   1  absolutely convergent
2
 
cos(n )
 cos  n    1
n
7.) 2
n 1 n

cos  n   1

n 1 n2
  2  convergent p  series with p  2  1  absolutely convergent
n 1 n