Testing the Convergence of Series: A Counterexample

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Homework Statement



If [tex]\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} a_k[/tex] converges and [tex]a_k/b_k \to 0[/tex] as [tex]k\to \infty[/tex], then [tex]\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} b_k[/tex] converges.

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It is true or false.

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I think it is false and here is my counterexample. Let [tex]a_k = 0,b_k=\frac{1}{k}[/tex]. This satisfies our initial conditions of [tex]\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} a_k[/tex] converges and [tex]a_k/b_k \to 0[/tex] as [tex]k\to \infty[/tex] but [tex]\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} b_k[/tex] diverges.
Is this correct?
 
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