Which of the following series diverges based solely on the behavior of its th term?

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Problem

Which of the following series diverges based solely on the behavior of its nnth term? (a) ∑n=1∞1n\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt n} (b) ∑n=1∞(−1)nn\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n} (c) ∑n=1∞n+12n\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n+1}{2n} (d) ∑n=1∞1n\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n}

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