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Homework Statement
Determine whether the series Ʃ(1 to infinity) sinx / x converges or diverges.
Homework Equations
This question appears in the integral test section, but as far as i know the integral test can only be used for decreasing functions, right?
The Attempt at a Solution
Using the ratio test, limx->infinity sin(x+1)/(x+1)*(sinx/x)=limx->infinity x*sin(x+1)/((x+1)(sinx))
This is where i got stuck-this limit oscillates between positive infinity and negative infinity.
Using the root test, i need to find the limit of (sinx)^(1/x) as x approaches infinity, which also gets me nowhere.
we have not done taylor series yet so I'm sure there is a relatively simple approach to this question...please help?