Absolute Convergence, Conditional Convergence and Divergence

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  • In this video, we delve into the concepts of Absolute and Conditional Convergence using the Ratio Test. You will learn how to apply the Ratio Test to various series and understand whether they are absolutely or conditionally convergent or divergent.
    We’ll walk through multiple examples, including:
    Evaluating a series with factorial terms.
    Using the Ratio Test to determine convergence.
    Applying convergence conditions to alternating series with square roots and other functions.
    By the end of the lesson, you'll have a strong grasp of how to tackle these types of problems using the Ratio Test and will be able to confidently determine the convergence of a series.
    What You Will Learn:
    How to apply the Ratio Test for determining convergence
    How to differentiate between absolute and conditional convergence
    Step-by-step breakdown of alternating series examples
    Visual representations to aid understanding of complex series
    Make sure to leave a comment if you find the video helpful, and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe! Also, let your friends, teachers, or parents know about this channel if you think they would benefit from these lessons.
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  • @lkjadslkfjlaksj
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    For anyone that's interested, the most interesting fact about conditionally convergent series (and the reason why we care at all whether or not a series is absolutely convergent) is this:
    If a series is conditionally convergent, you can re-arrange the terms to make it converge to any number you wish.
    The series 1 - 1 + 1/2 - 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/3 + ... converges to 0, but we can make it converge to 1 instead by doing the following:
    (1) Add the positive terms until you get a number greater than 1
    (2) Subtract the negative terms until you get a number less than 1
    (3) Repeat (1) and (2) forever
    1 + 1/2 - 1 + 1/3 + 1/4 - 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 - 1/3 + 1/8 + 1/9 + 1/10 - 1/4 + ...
    This works because if the series is conditionally convergent then both the series consisting of the positive terms and the series consisting of the negative terms grow unbounded. So we never run out of positive and negative value to add. And the amount that we overshoot our target by each time converges to zero as the positive and negative terms converge to zero.

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  • @patrickjmt
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    @MustangGTR2 it gets used in differential equations, which is hugely important in physics, for example.

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  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 років тому

    @123Retry123 well, the ratio test uses absolute value so you are testing for absolute convergence at that point

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 років тому

    @jvideogamer it is a geometric series; just rewrite so that it is all being raised to the n power, determine if the ratio is less than one (and greater than negative one)

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  • @talflick
    @talflick 13 років тому

    one little piece of advice for you, just housekeeping, really, is to move the p-series videos BEFORE all the convergence tests, since you reference p-series before you explain them. it would clear a lot of things up for people like me watching this playlist from start to finish. :)

  • @ticocr16
    @ticocr16 12 років тому +1

    At the beginning the problem, Patrick used the absolute value to determine whether the series converges absolutely. As you saw on the video, by the p-series test it diverges. However, he used the Alternating test to check for conditional convergence. According to the Alternating Test, you do not need the (-1)^n but rather the rest of the series which is referred as the Bn. For that reason he did not use it.

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  • @lyzhng
    @lyzhng 9 років тому

    The terms "conditional convergence" and "absolute convergence" were really confusing, but the very beginning of your video answers my question. The rest of the process is relatively simple. Thank you!

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  • @patrickjmt
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    @xcaliberpeng it is inconclusive

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  • @MeherBharucha
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    Because the bottom approaches infinity and the top stays at 10 which means that the bottom is WAYYYYY larger than the top. Think of it like saying 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, etc -- every time the bottom gets bigger and the top says the same (or at least less than the top), it (the fraction) gets closer and closer to 0! Hope that helps...

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    @VoidghostII 12 років тому

    (n+1)! = (n+1) * (n)! = (n+1) * (n) * (n-1)! ...
    or if we substitute in numbers... (let n = 8)
    9! = 9 * 8! = 9 * 8 * 7! ...
    (in the problem he does (n +1)! = (n + 1) * n! and then cancels out the n! because it also appears on the bottom, leaving (n + 1).
    Hope I helped! Once it clicks you'll get it, substituting in real values helped me realize that (n + 1) is just an integer & nothing more complex than that.

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  • @gsowx2
    @gsowx2 14 років тому

    For the conditionally convergent test for problem 2 and 3, you said on 2, that its an alternating series, so you ignore the alternating part (-1)^n+1, but why didn't you ignore it for 3?

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  • @randomletters567
    @randomletters567 13 років тому

    So does conditional convergence basically mean the convergence or divergence for the absolute value of the function and the regular function are different? Does it matter which one of the two is convergent or divergent? The way you explained it it seems like it ONLY will occur when (an) converges and |(an)| diverges, not the other way around.

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  • @makuta204
    @makuta204 14 років тому

    @mshiraa b/c the equation alternates between +1 and -1. It doesn't fit the requirements that equation (b sub n ) is eventually decreasing. Technically it is diverging, (that's what you would put on the paper if this came up) but the real answer is it doesn't exist, because you don't know what your final value is, since infinity is neither odd or even.

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    @jm30603 15 років тому

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  • @stevenan93
    @stevenan93 12 років тому

    The last one should be inconclusive right? Although the original bsubn diverges after doing the absolute convergence test the limit as n approaches infinity ends up being 1, therefore yielding an inconclusive answer for convergence/divergence.

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  • @donyajohari6756
    @donyajohari6756 6 років тому

    for the last example can you use the alternating series test to prove that it diverges? since the limit does not equal 0 and it's not a decreasing sequence due to the first derivative test

  • @Bevisefull
    @Bevisefull 11 років тому

    When checking for Conditional convergence you don't consider the (-1)^n part. So the last step should be { lim (n/n+5) }.
    In fact if the series is not absolutely convergent by using Divergence ,Ratio or Root test you don't have to check if it's conditionally convergent since it will always be divergent.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  13 років тому

    @5otrebor5 yes

  • @amcbirds
    @amcbirds 14 років тому

    hey shouldn't you ignore the (-1)^n part when ur finding the limit for last problem???? that way you get limit =1 which is not 0, and therefore diverges?????????

  • @SeeOhSon
    @SeeOhSon 11 років тому

    When you use the ratio test and the test proves it is divergent, does it mean the whole series is divergent or can you check to see if it's conditionally convergent?
    Thanks in advance.

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    @brno322 9 років тому

    This was remarkable. Straight to the point. Thank you

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    @Sco0tz 8 років тому

    Literally saving my grades , Thanks man

  • @RichPerez
    @RichPerez 11 років тому

    Why did you include (-1)^n on your last example when testing for conditional convergence? I thought I understood that the limit would be computed without that factor. Either way, you reach the same answer. Am I wrong?

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    @Dkson0 5 років тому

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    @haneenmomani2543 9 років тому

    Thank you so very much! You have no idea how much I needed this.
    Thanks again!

  • @ramk7391
    @ramk7391 6 років тому

    In the 3rd example the lim equaled to 1 so by ratio test doesnt it mean that no conclusion can be drawn about the convergence or divergence of that series as stated in the book?

  • @killazerg1
    @killazerg1 11 років тому

    For the alternating series n/(n+5), is it possible to determine conditional convergence by simply showing that the series increases? I know PatrickJMT was able to show that the limit approaches -1 and +1, thus showing that the limit DNE, so I am only asking about checking for bn > bn+1 as a viable alternative

  • @kevin_lin
    @kevin_lin 8 років тому

    Thank you patrick for the more difficult questions. More often than not I find questions that are too simple for my schools level..

  • @embraceforever21
    @embraceforever21 14 років тому

    Once again, you have saved my grade :)

  • @luchis117
    @luchis117 11 років тому

    Engineers don't have to know about the derivations of the equations and relationships and write up proofs to show that the equations hold. A lot becomes abstract and it's not so much of "here's a formula/algorithm and this is how to use it."

  • @lounisnei7229
    @lounisnei7229 9 років тому

    7:20 u're using leibniz (-1)^n X a^n u see if A^n as u said and also limit to 0 then it's a CV

  • @toddddot5475
    @toddddot5475 7 років тому

    In your second and third examples, when testing for conditional convergence, in the second example you say to neglect the (-1)^n but in the third you include it. Por que?

  • @chardrag9206
    @chardrag9206 12 років тому

    in the second example, when testing for conditional convergence, you neglected the term that makes it alternate and took the limit. Why did you not do the same when testing for conditional convergence in the last example?

  • @OohRod
    @OohRod 11 років тому

    since the 2nd example was conditionally conv, do you also have to say its cond conv by the alt series test or no?

  • @gongfo
    @gongfo 9 років тому

    You explain everything so clearly. Thank you very much.

  • @thomerful
    @thomerful 11 років тому

    Could there be a case where the absolute value converges but the regular alternating series diverges? I would guess no, but I can't articulate why.

  • @syedahmed3136
    @syedahmed3136 4 роки тому

    We said we can neglect the alternating sign part but on problem 3 why did you count it for solving original series?

  • @mshiraa
    @mshiraa 14 років тому

    How come you didn't use the alternating series test when you were trying to find if the series was conditionally convergent in 10:02?

  • @spotnuk
    @spotnuk 11 років тому

    Hello Patrick, first of all, thank you for all your videos, they are very much appreciated.
    I have a question regarding the conditional convergence test. In the second example, when you test for conditional convergence, you leave out the alternating part of the series to test for the limit, but in the third example, you use a(sub n) with the alternating part. Could you please explain why that is? When should I leave out the (-1)^(n+1) ?
    Again, thank you!