Integral Test

Let sumu_k be a series with positive terms and let f(x) be the function that results when k is replaced by x in the formula for u_k. If f is decreasing and continuous for x>=1 and

 lim_(x->infty)f(x)=0,
(1)

then

 sum_(k=1)^inftyu_k
(2)

and

 int_t^inftyf(x)dx
(3)

both converge or diverge, where 1<=t<infty. The test is also called the Cauchy integral test or Maclaurin integral test.

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