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Determine whether or not $sum_{k=1}^inftyleft(frac k{k+1}right)^{k^2}$ converges.



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    Since its squared, do I take the k^2 root
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    Does the root test say you take the $k^2$-th root?
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    For $kge 1$, we have$$left(frac{k}{k+1}right)^{k^2}le e^{-k/2}$$
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    You have an exponent with $k$. Your instinct should be to remove it with the root test.
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    – Simply Beautiful Art
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    Since its squared, do I take the k^2 root
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    Does the root test say you take the $k^2$-th root?
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    For $kge 1$, we have$$left(frac{k}{k+1}right)^{k^2}le e^{-k/2}$$
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    – Mark Viola
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$begingroup$
You have an exponent with $k$. Your instinct should be to remove it with the root test.
$endgroup$
– Simply Beautiful Art
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You have an exponent with $k$. Your instinct should be to remove it with the root test.
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– Simply Beautiful Art
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Since its squared, do I take the k^2 root
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Since its squared, do I take the k^2 root
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By Root test, $$limsup_{n to infty} sqrt[n]{left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n^2}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left({1+frac{1}{n}}right)^{-n}}=frac{1}{e}<1$$



So your series converges!






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Hint: $$left( frac{k}{k+1} right)^k sim e^{-1} $$






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    $$a_k=left(frac k{k+1}right)^{k^2}implies log(a_k)=k^2 logleft(frac k{k+1}right)$$



    $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=(k+1)^2 log left(frac{k+1}{k+2}right)-k^2 log left(frac{k}{k+1}right)$$ Using Taylor expansions for large $k$
    $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=-1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)$$
    $$frac {a_{k+1}}{a_k}=e^{log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)}=frac 1 e left(1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)right)to frac 1 e $$






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      By Root test, $$limsup_{n to infty} sqrt[n]{left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n^2}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left({1+frac{1}{n}}right)^{-n}}=frac{1}{e}<1$$



      So your series converges!






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      So your series converges!






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      So your series converges!






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      By Root test, $$limsup_{n to infty} sqrt[n]{left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n^2}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left(frac{n}{n+1}right)^{n}}=limsup_{n to infty} {left({1+frac{1}{n}}right)^{-n}}=frac{1}{e}<1$$



      So your series converges!







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              $$a_k=left(frac k{k+1}right)^{k^2}implies log(a_k)=k^2 logleft(frac k{k+1}right)$$



              $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=(k+1)^2 log left(frac{k+1}{k+2}right)-k^2 log left(frac{k}{k+1}right)$$ Using Taylor expansions for large $k$
              $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=-1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)$$
              $$frac {a_{k+1}}{a_k}=e^{log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)}=frac 1 e left(1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)right)to frac 1 e $$






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                $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=(k+1)^2 log left(frac{k+1}{k+2}right)-k^2 log left(frac{k}{k+1}right)$$ Using Taylor expansions for large $k$
                $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=-1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)$$
                $$frac {a_{k+1}}{a_k}=e^{log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)}=frac 1 e left(1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)right)to frac 1 e $$






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                  $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=(k+1)^2 log left(frac{k+1}{k+2}right)-k^2 log left(frac{k}{k+1}right)$$ Using Taylor expansions for large $k$
                  $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=-1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)$$
                  $$frac {a_{k+1}}{a_k}=e^{log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)}=frac 1 e left(1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)right)to frac 1 e $$






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                  $$a_k=left(frac k{k+1}right)^{k^2}implies log(a_k)=k^2 logleft(frac k{k+1}right)$$



                  $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=(k+1)^2 log left(frac{k+1}{k+2}right)-k^2 log left(frac{k}{k+1}right)$$ Using Taylor expansions for large $k$
                  $$log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)=-1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)$$
                  $$frac {a_{k+1}}{a_k}=e^{log(a_{k+1})-log(a_k)}=frac 1 e left(1+frac{1}{3 k^2}+Oleft(frac{1}{k^3}right)right)to frac 1 e $$







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