The function is .
Ratio test :
\Let be a series with non zero terms.
1. converges absolutely if
.
2. diverges if
or
.
3. The ratio test is inconclusive if .
Consider and
.
Find .
.
The series is converges .
.
Check the end points.
\For ,
.
The series is converges by
-series test.
For ,
.
The series is converges by alternating series test.
The interval of converges for is
.
Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Consider and
.
Apply ratio test:
\Find .
.
The series is converges when .
.
Check the end points.
\For ,
.
The series is diverges by
-series test.
For ,
.
The series is converges by alternating series test.
The interval of converges for is
.
Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
.
Consider and
.
Apply ratio test:
\Find .
.
The series is converges when .
.
Check the end points.
\For ,
.
The series is diverges by divergence test.
For ,
The series is oscillates between
to
.
Therefore, series is diverges.
\The series is converges by alternating series test.
also diverges. \ \
The interval of converges for is
.
The interval of converges for is
.
The interval of converges for is
.
The interval of converges for is
.