Series area of convergence

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$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{ 2^nx^n}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}$$

We calculate the radius of convergence:

$R=\lim_{x \to\infty}\big|\frac{a_n}{a_{ń+1}}\big|=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{(n+1)^4+1}{n^4+1}}=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{(1+1/n)^4+1/n^4}{1+1/n^4}}=1/2$

We check the boundary:

$x=\frac{1}{2}$

$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{2^n(\frac{1}{2})^n}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}$$

By comparing this to the harmonic series, we conclude that it does not converge.

$x=\frac{-1}{2}$

We get

$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}$$

Since $\frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}\geq 0 \quad \forall n$ and $\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4+1}} = 0$ and because $\frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}$ is monotonic decreasing (since the square root is monotonic increasing) we can conclude, using Leibniz-Test, that this series does converge.

So we get: $-\frac{1}{2}\leq x < \frac{1}{2}$

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The implication is not true for $x={1\over 2}$. By comparison test we have $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4+1}}<\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{\sqrt{n^4}}=\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{{n^2}}={\pi^2\over 6}$$