Wednesday, July 3, 2019

calculus - Does the series suminftyi=1log(sec(frac1n)) converge?




Does the series i=1log(sec(1n)) converge?





My try:As n approaches zero, sec(1n) gets close to 110.51n2=2n22n21=1+12n21. Since 12n21 gets close to zero, approximately log(sec(1n))=12n21. Then compute the limit: limnlog(sec(1n))/12n21=limntan(1n)(2n21)24n3, so the limit diverges and limit comparison test can bot be applied. Vanishing test is inconclusive since the term obviously goes to zero. Ratio test does not help either. I hope someone could help.


Answer



We have an=log(cos(1/n))=12log(cos2(1/n))=12log(1sin2(1/n)). We have
limnan1/n2=12limnn2log(1sin2(1/n))=12


Hence, by limit comparison test the series converges since n1n2 converges.


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