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Help me check if that series converges:
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    Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
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  • @OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
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  • Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago






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    Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago








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    @OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago
















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Help me check if that series converges:
$sum_{n=1}^infty frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}$

A quick hint will help me out!










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    Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago












  • @OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago












  • Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago






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    Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago








  • 1




    @OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago














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Help me check if that series converges:
$sum_{n=1}^infty frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}$

A quick hint will help me out!










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Help me check if that series converges:
$sum_{n=1}^infty frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}$

A quick hint will help me out!







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    Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago












  • @OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago












  • Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago








  • 1




    @OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago














  • 2




    Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago












  • @OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago












  • Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
    – Olivier Oloa
    2 days ago








  • 1




    @OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
    – Theodossis Papadopoulos
    2 days ago








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Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago






Observe that $frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}$ as $n to infty$.
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago














@OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
– Theodossis Papadopoulos
2 days ago






@OlivierOloa I have already tried this, but I don't see anything. Oh you edited.
– Theodossis Papadopoulos
2 days ago














Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago




Do you know when $sum frac1{n^a}$ converges?
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago




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Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago






Thus your initial series is divergent, by the limit comparison test.
– Olivier Oloa
2 days ago






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@OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
– Theodossis Papadopoulos
2 days ago




@OlivierOloa thanks for clearing things out!
– Theodossis Papadopoulos
2 days ago










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As $n to infty$, one has
$$
frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}
$$
then use the limit comparison test.






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    For large enough $n$ we have $${n-4over sqrt {n^3+n^2+8}}{>{n-4over sqrt {n^3+3n^2+3n+1}}\>{n-4over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}\={1over sqrt {n+1}}-{5over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}}$$






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      Without fiddling with factorisation, &c., it' simpler to use equivalents:



      A polynomial is asymptotically equivalent to its leading term, so
      $$frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}sim_inftyfrac{n}{sqrt{n^3}}=frac1{sqrt n},$$
      and the latter is the general term of a divergent $p$-series.






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        As $n to infty$, one has
        $$
        frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}
        $$
        then use the limit comparison test.






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          As $n to infty$, one has
          $$
          frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}
          $$
          then use the limit comparison test.






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            As $n to infty$, one has
            $$
            frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}
            $$
            then use the limit comparison test.






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            As $n to infty$, one has
            $$
            frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}=frac{1-frac4n}{sqrt{n}sqrt{1+frac1n+frac8{n^3}}}sim frac1{sqrt{n}}
            $$
            then use the limit comparison test.







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                For large enough $n$ we have $${n-4over sqrt {n^3+n^2+8}}{>{n-4over sqrt {n^3+3n^2+3n+1}}\>{n-4over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}\={1over sqrt {n+1}}-{5over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}}$$






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                  For large enough $n$ we have $${n-4over sqrt {n^3+n^2+8}}{>{n-4over sqrt {n^3+3n^2+3n+1}}\>{n-4over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}\={1over sqrt {n+1}}-{5over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}}$$






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                    For large enough $n$ we have $${n-4over sqrt {n^3+n^2+8}}{>{n-4over sqrt {n^3+3n^2+3n+1}}\>{n-4over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}\={1over sqrt {n+1}}-{5over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}}$$






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                    For large enough $n$ we have $${n-4over sqrt {n^3+n^2+8}}{>{n-4over sqrt {n^3+3n^2+3n+1}}\>{n-4over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}\={1over sqrt {n+1}}-{5over {(n+1)}sqrt{n+1}}}$$







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                        Without fiddling with factorisation, &c., it' simpler to use equivalents:



                        A polynomial is asymptotically equivalent to its leading term, so
                        $$frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}sim_inftyfrac{n}{sqrt{n^3}}=frac1{sqrt n},$$
                        and the latter is the general term of a divergent $p$-series.






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                          Without fiddling with factorisation, &c., it' simpler to use equivalents:



                          A polynomial is asymptotically equivalent to its leading term, so
                          $$frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}sim_inftyfrac{n}{sqrt{n^3}}=frac1{sqrt n},$$
                          and the latter is the general term of a divergent $p$-series.






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                            Without fiddling with factorisation, &c., it' simpler to use equivalents:



                            A polynomial is asymptotically equivalent to its leading term, so
                            $$frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}sim_inftyfrac{n}{sqrt{n^3}}=frac1{sqrt n},$$
                            and the latter is the general term of a divergent $p$-series.






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                            Without fiddling with factorisation, &c., it' simpler to use equivalents:



                            A polynomial is asymptotically equivalent to its leading term, so
                            $$frac{n-4}{sqrt{n^3+n^2+8}}sim_inftyfrac{n}{sqrt{n^3}}=frac1{sqrt n},$$
                            and the latter is the general term of a divergent $p$-series.







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