SOLUTION: test for convergence of a series 1/1 + 4/4 + 9/27 + 16/256 +��

SOLUTION: test for convergence of a series 1/1 + 4/4 + 9/27 + 16/256 +��

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Question 367044: test for convergence of a series
1/1 + 4/4 + 9/27 + 16/256 +��

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The general term of the series is . For , , and so . By comparison with the p-series with p = 2, the series is convergent.
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