Explanation If { a n } is a sequence of real numbers, then the expression S n = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n = ∑ k = 1 n a k is termed as the sequence of n th partial sum, i.e., the sum of first n terms of a sequence and S = lim n → ∞ S n = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n + ... = ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n is known as sum of infinite terms of sequence termed as infinite series. The given series is termed as positive term series if in the series S = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n + ... = ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n , a n > 0 ∀ n ∈ N . An infinite series S = lim n → ∞ S n = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n + ... = ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n is said to be convergent or divergent if its n th partial sum S n = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n = ∑ k = 1 n a k is convergent to finite value or divergent to infinity. Necessary and sufficient condition for convergence Necessary and sufficient condition that infinite series S = ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n is said to be convergent if lim n → ∞ a n = 0 . Suppose a n ≥ 0 ∀ n ∈ N , then S = ∑ n = 1 ∞ a n is said to be convergent if and only if S n = a 1 + a 2 + ... + a n = ∑ k = 1 n a k is bounded above. Tests for Convergence Let us determine the convergence or the divergence of a series by comparing it to one whose behavior is already known. Integral Test: Suppose that f ( x ) > 0 and is decreasing on the infinite interval [k, ∞) (for some k ≥ 1 ) and that a n = f ( n ) ...

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