Telescoping bound for a p-series

ID: telescoping-bound-for-a-p-series

For and , integrating the decreasing derivative magnitude of gives . Put and sum this telescoping series to obtain the bound in the title, strict for . The partial sums are increasing and bounded, proving convergence of the p-series when . This gives a direct comparison test for series proof and a finite upper bound without evaluating the sum.

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