infinite series containing cos(x/n)

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for $n \in \{ 1,2,3,\dots \}$ we have $\sum\frac{(-1)^{n+1}\cos(\frac{x}{n})}{n}$. If integrated term by term twice, the resulting series clearly diverges. Does this mean the original series diverges as well? This is not a strictly alternating signs series and those have been difficult to prove the convergence/divergence of them.

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For any specific $x$, it is eventually alternating. Also,$$\frac d{dn}\frac{\cos(x/n)}{n}$$ is eventually negative, so the alternating series test applies, and it converges.