For which real values of does the alternating-series error bound apply to the series

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

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For which real values of p>0p>0 does the alternating-series error bound apply to the series ∑n=1∞(−1)n−11np\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n-1}\dfrac{1}{n^{p}}? Give the interval of all such pp.

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