Prove: If ∑an converges, then ∑1an diverges.
I want to prove this statement. I've been trying to find a way but I couldn't.
let's say an converges to a then what should i do? Can i prove it like a sequence. For example ∀ϵ>0,∃N>0 if n>N then |a−L|<ϵ . I don't think i can apply this to series.
Answer
If ∑an converges, we must have that lim (otherwise it would have been divergent when we checked the limit by the divergence/limit test). Therefore, if we considered \sum\frac{1}{a_n}, when we take the limit, we see that \lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{a_n}\left[\to\frac{1}{0}\right]\to\infty
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