Does $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n+(-1)^n\sqrt{n+1}}$ converge or diverge?

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Does the series $\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{n+(-1)^n\sqrt{n+1}}$ coverges or diverges?

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Hint. As $n \to \infty$, one may write, by using a Taylor expansion, $$ \begin{align} \frac{(-1)^n}{n+(-1)^n\sqrt{n+1}} &=\frac{(-1)^n}{n}\cdot \frac{1}{1+(-1)^n\frac{\sqrt{n+1}}n} \\\\&=\frac{(-1)^n}{n}\cdot \left(1+O\left(\frac1{\sqrt{n}} \right) \right) \\\\&=\frac{(-1)^n}{n}+O\left(\frac1{n^{3/2}} \right) \end{align} $$ thus the initial series is a conditionally convergent series being the sum of a conditionally convergent series and an absolute convergent series.