Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 592: 84

Answer

The series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n!}{(2n)!}$ converges.

Work Step by Step

We apply the ratio test as follows, $a_n=\frac{n!}{(2n)!}$ $$ \rho=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\left|\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}\right|=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\frac{(n+1)!/((2(n+1))!)}{n!/(2n)!}\\ =\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\frac{n+1}{(2(n+)(2n+1)}=0\lt 1 $$ Hence the series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n!}{(2n)!}$ converges.
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