Is this following series convergent? $sum_{n=1}^{20} frac{1}{n}$ [on hold]












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Is this series convergent or not?



$$sumlimits_{n=1}^{20}frac{1}{n}$$






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  • Why do you think the sum diverges?
    – Thomas Shelby
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    How can a finite sum diverge?
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    This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
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  • It only has twenty terms!
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    Yes it diverges
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Is this series convergent or not?



$$sumlimits_{n=1}^{20}frac{1}{n}$$






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  • Why do you think the sum diverges?
    – Thomas Shelby
    2 days ago








  • 2




    How can a finite sum diverge?
    – SmileyCraft
    2 days ago






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    This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
    2 days ago










  • It only has twenty terms!
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago






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    Yes it diverges
    – Sandeep Silwal
    2 days ago














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Is this series convergent or not?



$$sumlimits_{n=1}^{20}frac{1}{n}$$






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Is this series convergent or not?



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  • Why do you think the sum diverges?
    – Thomas Shelby
    2 days ago








  • 2




    How can a finite sum diverge?
    – SmileyCraft
    2 days ago






  • 6




    This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
    2 days ago










  • It only has twenty terms!
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Yes it diverges
    – Sandeep Silwal
    2 days ago


















  • Why do you think the sum diverges?
    – Thomas Shelby
    2 days ago








  • 2




    How can a finite sum diverge?
    – SmileyCraft
    2 days ago






  • 6




    This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
    2 days ago










  • It only has twenty terms!
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    2 days ago






  • 1




    Yes it diverges
    – Sandeep Silwal
    2 days ago
















Why do you think the sum diverges?
– Thomas Shelby
2 days ago






Why do you think the sum diverges?
– Thomas Shelby
2 days ago






2




2




How can a finite sum diverge?
– SmileyCraft
2 days ago




How can a finite sum diverge?
– SmileyCraft
2 days ago




6




6




This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
– Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
2 days ago




This is a finite series, so your question is senseless
– Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
2 days ago












It only has twenty terms!
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago




It only has twenty terms!
– Lord Shark the Unknown
2 days ago




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1




Yes it diverges
– Sandeep Silwal
2 days ago




Yes it diverges
– Sandeep Silwal
2 days ago










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This is a finite sum, so it will certainly converge. If you have doubts about that, I encourage you to write out the 20 terms and see what happens.



If you're asking about $sum_{n = 1}^infty frac{1}{n}$, then consider $p$-series to see if this infinite sum converges.






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    This is a finite sum, so it will certainly converge. If you have doubts about that, I encourage you to write out the 20 terms and see what happens.



    If you're asking about $sum_{n = 1}^infty frac{1}{n}$, then consider $p$-series to see if this infinite sum converges.






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      This is a finite sum, so it will certainly converge. If you have doubts about that, I encourage you to write out the 20 terms and see what happens.



      If you're asking about $sum_{n = 1}^infty frac{1}{n}$, then consider $p$-series to see if this infinite sum converges.






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        This is a finite sum, so it will certainly converge. If you have doubts about that, I encourage you to write out the 20 terms and see what happens.



        If you're asking about $sum_{n = 1}^infty frac{1}{n}$, then consider $p$-series to see if this infinite sum converges.






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        This is a finite sum, so it will certainly converge. If you have doubts about that, I encourage you to write out the 20 terms and see what happens.



        If you're asking about $sum_{n = 1}^infty frac{1}{n}$, then consider $p$-series to see if this infinite sum converges.







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