#4, RE: A series problem
Posted by Finian (Guest) on Apr-11-01 at 08:36 AM
In response to message #3
Alexb: The question is not a homework. I do it for my own intrest. You think that the question is in the syllabus of S-4? With a calculator and subsituting big values, it can be shown that the series diverges.I knew this before I post the question. But how can I do it with mathematical means? I tried hard to find the limit of the general term, but the term is ¡u¡Û/¡Û¡v,so I diffentiate it. But logarithmetic diffrentiation keeps on giving back exponential invloves nth or composition of nth power.So ratio tests and the n-th term test for divergence is of no use. I have think of comparison with e, because after some algebaric operations, the term is something like (1+(something)/(f(n)))^n ,like e very much. But I can't do further to make the term be something related with e. I've done anything I can do,including ask anyone who may know how to do it.So, can you help me? Finian
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