Practice question · True or false
The terms of a series shrinking toward zero is not enough to make the series converge.
Hints
- Consider the harmonic series.
- Grouping its terms gives blocks each summing to at least a half.
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True
Why
True. diverges although its terms tend to zero: grouping as , then the next four terms , and so on gives unboundedly many half-units. Terms tending to zero is necessary for convergence and not sufficient, the distinction the nth-term test makes precise.
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