What is the Direct Comparison Test for Convergence of an Infinite Series?

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What is the Direct Comparison Test for Convergence of an Infinite Series?

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Answer 1 · 2014-08-30T12:43:26

If you are trying determine the conergence of $sum{a_n}$ , then you can compare with $sum b_n$ whose convergence is known.

If $0 leq a_n leq b_n$ and $sum b_n$ converges, then $sum a_n$ also converges.
If $a_n geq b_n geq 0$ and $sum b_n$ diverges, then $sum a_n$ also diverges.

This test is very intuitive since all it is saying is that if the larger series comverges, then the smaller series also converges, and if the smaller series diverges, then the larger series diverges.

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