# calculus

does this series converge, and if so is it absolutely convergent?

the series from n=1 to infinity of
((-1)^*n+1))/n^4

I found that by the ratio test it was inconclusive, so no abs. conv
is this right? and how do i know if it is simply convergent?

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1. I still don't understand what your ^* represents

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