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Test the series for convergence/divergence.

The Summation from n=1 to infinity of:

1*3*5...(2n-1)/(2*5*8...(3n-1)

I'm not sure what to do with the extra terms on the left.

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  1. The nth term in the summation can be written as:

    1*3*5...(2n-1)/(2*5*8...(3n-1) =

    Product i = 1 to n of (2 i-1)/(3i-1)

    Then because

    3/2 (2i-1) = 3i - 3/2 < 3i-1

    we have that:

    (2 i-1)/(3i-1) < 2/3

    Therefore:

    Product i = 1 to n of (2 i-1)/(3i-1) <

    (2/3)^n

    The summation of (2/3)^n from n = 1 to infinity converges, therefore the original summation converges.

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