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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 ia Paper 1 9E b Solution by
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The limit comparison test says that if and with , then their series either both converge or both diverge. This follows because, eventually, , and the comparison test for series applies in both directions.
Here comparison with the harmonic series givesFor completeness, the natural logarithm grows slowly enough because for ,so . The harmonic series diverges: every block from to has terms at least and therefore contributes at least . Hence
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