Determine whether the following series converges if “a” is real

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2021-08-18

Determine whether the following series converges if “a” is real:
k=1(1ak)6k

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k=1(1ak)6k
if limnan0,thenk=1ak diverges.
Here ak=(1ak)k6
So limkak=
=limk(1ak)k6=
=limek(k6)×(ak)=
=limeka6=
limkak=ea6
a is real number, so ea60 for real number a.
limkak0
Thus, by divergent test, given series is divergent.

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