Lesson: Partial Sums Mathematics • Higher Education

In this lesson, we will learn how to find the nth partial sum of a series, and determine the convergence or divergence of the series from the limit of its partial sum.

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Q1:

Consider the series .

Give an exact expression for the partial sum .

Is the series convergent?

Q2:

Find the partial sum for the series .

Is the series convergent or divergent?

Q3:

Find the partial sum for the series .

Is the series convergent or divergent?