- 2069 Poush · 5 marks
Convergence of Σ(n+1)ⁿxⁿ/n^(n+1)
Short answer
Ratio test: limit |u_{n+1}/u_n| = x; converges for 0 < x < 1. At x=1, term ~ e/n, diverges by comparison with harmonic series. Diverges for x ≥ 1.
Test the convergence of the series Σ (n+1)ⁿ xⁿ / n^(n+1).
[Read as x > 0, as in similar questions; the general term is uₙ = (n + 1)ⁿ xⁿ / n^(n+1).]
Simplify
uₙ = (n + 1)ⁿ xⁿ/n^(n+1) = (1/n) · ((n + 1)/n)ⁿ · xⁿ = (1/n)(1 + 1/n)ⁿ xⁿ.
Ratio test
uₙ₊₁/uₙ = x · [n/(n+1)] · [(1 + 1/(n+1))ⁿ⁺¹ / (1 + 1/n)ⁿ] → x · 1 · (e/e) = x
- x < 1: converges.
- x > 1: diverges.
The case x = 1
uₙ = (1/n)(1 + 1/n)ⁿ. Compare with vₙ = 1/n: uₙ/vₙ = (1 + 1/n)ⁿ → e, finite and positive. Σ 1/n diverges, so Σ uₙ diverges.
Answer: the series converges for 0 < x < 1 and diverges for x ≥ 1.
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