How do you use the direct Comparison test on the infinite series n=1arctan(n)n1.2 ?

1 Answer
Oct 15, 2014

Since

arctannπ2,

we have

arctannn1.2π2n1.2.

Since
n=1π2n1.2=π2n=11n1.2

is a convergent p-series with p=1.2>1,

by Comparison Test,

n=1arctannn1.2 also converges.

I hope that this was helpful.