How do you find the radius of convergence Sigma (n^nx^n)/(ln(lnn))^n from n=[3,oo)?

1 Answer
Mar 2, 2017

The interval of convergence is the single value x=0 and the radius of convergence is R=0.

Explanation:

sum_(n=3)^oo(n^nx^n)/(ln(lnn))^n=sum_(n=3)^oo((nx)/ln(lnn))^n

The root test says that the series suma_n converges if lim_(nrarroo)rootnabs(a_n)<1.

So, we will take L=lim_(nrarroo)rootnabs(a_n) and find the values of x that make L<1, as this is when the series will converge.

L=lim_(nrarroo)rootnabs(a_n)=lim_(nrarroo)rootnabs(((nx)/ln(lnn))^n)

color(white)L=lim_(nrarroo)abs((nx)/ln(lnn))

Moving the x from the limit, since the limit only depends on the changing of n.

L=absxlim_(nrarroo)abs(n/ln(lnn))

Since n grows faster than any logarithmic function, we see that lim_(nrarroo)abs(n/ln(lnn))=oo.

The only time, then, when L<1 will be when the limit is multiplied by 0, that is, when absx=0, which occurs only at x=0.

Thus, the interval of convergence is the single value x=0 and the radius of convergence is R=0.