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Mad Scientists Science and Mathematics discussion-- theories, arguments, citations, proofs and pudding.

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Old 2008-12-08, 19:04
thatcoolkid thatcoolkid is offline
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Default Which series convergers faster?

So I'm trying to figure out which series converges faster. For the life of me I can't remember how to do this..


Sum 1/(n^5)

or

Sum -1^(n-1) * 1/(n^5)

So, p-series where p=5 or it's alternating series? Can someone point me in the right direction?
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Old 2008-12-08, 20:37
bobfish bobfish is offline
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Default Re: Which series convergers faster?

----->


My mind is too bouncy to do the end but focus on the part that is different
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Old 2008-12-08, 21:41
thatcoolkid thatcoolkid is offline
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Default Re: Which series convergers faster?

^lol..

I figured it out. Compared # of terms required to make the error a certain value for both series...
 
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