nth Term Test

It's also called the nth term divergence test. The test can only tell if the series is divergent or not. It CAN NOT tell if it converges.

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▼Here is the divergent test, very simple:

Example

Solve:

• Take the limit of the nth term we get that the limit = 0.

• According to divergent test rules, we can't conclude anything about it.