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OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

Sequences and series

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this one and one more left.

OpenStudy (zarkon):

we know know that \[\int_{1}^{n}\frac{1}{x}dx=\ln(n)\] ...

OpenStudy (zarkon):

|dw:1330845983664:dw| the sum of the rectangles is the sum of 1/x which is larger than the area under the curve which is the integral thus \[\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{1}{k}>\ln(n)\] ie.. \[\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{1}{k}-\ln(n)>0\]

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OpenStudy (zarkon):

\[\int_{n}^{n+1}\frac{1}{x}dx=\ln(n+1)-\ln(n)\] |dw:1330846312070:dw| the area of this rectangle is 1*(n+1)=n+1 and it is less than the area under the curve...thus... \[\frac{1}{n+1}<\ln(n+1)-\ln(n)\] \[\frac{1}{n+1}-\ln(n+1)<-\ln(n)\] \[\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{1}{n}+\frac{1}{n+1}-\ln(n+1)<\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{1}{n}-\ln(n)\] \[a_{n+1}<a_{n}\]

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