How do you know when to use the integral test for an infinite series?

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How do you know when to use the integral test for an infinite series?

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Answer 1 · 2014-09-11T00:30:00

Well, I would avoid using the integral test since evaluating an integral can be very difficult. If nothing else works and you know how to evaluate the integral, then go for it.

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