Exercise · ZW-COMPARISON-TEST-004 · ★☆☆ Basic
If \(0\le b_n\le a_n\) for all \(n\) and \(\sum b_n\) diverges, what happens to \(\sum a_n\)?
Choose one option.
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- B. It diverges
Explanation
The partial sums of \(\sum a_n\) exceed those of \(\sum b_n\), which are unbounded; hence they diverge.
Review the concept: Comparison test
A test that decides whether a series \(\sum a_n\) of nonnegative terms converges by comparing it with another series \(\sum b_n\) such that \(a_n\le b_n\).
\[0\le a_n\le b_n\ \Longrightarrow\ \Big(\sum b_n\text{ converges}\Rightarrow\sum a_n\text{ converges}\Big)\]
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