#sum_(n=1)^oo sin(n)/(n!)# How would i find if it converges or diverges?

1 Answer
Apr 13, 2017

Note that the function #sin(n)# oscillates in between #-1lt=sin(n)<=1#. This means that when #sin(n)# is multiplied by a function, its absolute value will be less than or equal to the original function.

In this situation, we see that #abs(sin(n)/(n!))<=1/(n!)#.

By the direct comparison test, if we can show that #1/(n!)# is a convergent series, then #sin(n)/(n!)# will be a convergent series as well since it's less than (or equal to) #1/(n!)#.

We can test the behavior of #sum_(n=1)^oo1/(n!)# using the ratio test.

Applying the ratio test gives:

#lim_(nrarroo)abs((1/((n+1)!))/(1/(n!)))=lim_(nrarroo)abs((n!)/((n+1)!))=lim_(nrarroo)abs(1/(n+1))=0#

Since #lim_(nrarroo)abs(a_(n+1)/(a_n))=0<1#, we know that #sum_(n=1)^oo1/(n!)# is convergent.

Then, as shown before, #sum_(n=1)^oosin(n)/(n!)# is also convergent through the direct comparison test.