Which of the following alternating series diverges?

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Problem

Which of the following alternating series diverges? (a) ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1 1n\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n+1}\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} (b) ∑n=1∞(−1)n nn+1\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n}\,\frac{n}{n+1} (c) ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1 ln⁡nn\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n+1}\,\frac{\ln n}{n} (d) ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1 1n\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} (-1)^{n+1}\,\frac{1}{n}

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