The series is
.
Ratio Test :
\(i) If
, then the series is
is absolutely convergent.
(ii) If
or
, then the series is
is divergent.
(iii) If
, then the ratio test is inconclusive.



As
,
.
.
Since
, the ratio test is inconclusive.
Now check the convergence of
.
Alternating series test :
\Suppose we have the series
such that
or
where
for all values of
.
Then if the following two conditions are satisfied the series is convergent.
\(1)
for all values of
.
(2)
.
\
.
Condition 1:
\Substiute for different values of
:

The values are decreasing, therefore
for all values of
.
Therefore the condition 1 is satisfied.
\\
Condition 2 :
\
Hence the series is convergent by alternate series test.
\The series
is conditionally convergent.