Consider the three series below

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Infinite Sequences and Series · Infinite Sequences and Series

Problem

Consider the three series below. For each series, decide whether the value of lim⁡n→∞an\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty} a_n by itself rules out convergence. List all letters for which convergence is impossible on that basis alone. A. ∑n=1∞nn+1\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n}{n+1} B. ∑n=1∞(−1)nn\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n}{n} C. ∑n=1∞5n2+1\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{5}{n^{2}+1}

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