SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. Use the ratio test to determine whether the series define in the following is converge or diverge. ∞ ∑ 1/k! k=1

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Question 589507: Please help me solve this problem.
Use the ratio test to determine whether the series define in the following is converge or diverge.

∑ 1/k!
k=1

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


 =  =  =  =  =  = 0 < 1

So the series converges.  [In fact it converges to e, but you weren't
asked to show that.]

Edwin

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