The integral Test :
\If
is positive, continuous and decreasing for
and
then
and
either both converge or both diverge.
The series is
.
(a)
\For
.
Substitute
in
.
.
Therefore, the sum of the series is
is diverges for
.
The series is
.
(b)
\For
.
Substitute
in
.



Therefore, the sum of the series is
is diverges for
.
The series is
.
(c)
\For
.
Find the value for
is converge where
.
Since
, consider
.
.
.


The series is
is converges if
.
Therefore, the sum of the series is
is converges if
.
(a) The sum of the series is
is diverges for
.
(b) The sum of the series is
is diverges for
.
(c) The sum of the series is
is converges if
.