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I understand why the harmonic series, [tex] \sum_{n=1}^\infty\ 1/n [/tex] diverges as claimed in math books. What they did was grouping the fractions together and noting that they add up to 1/2, things like that.
But, my logic is this:
[tex]\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} 1/n = 0[/tex]
and the elements in the harmonic series are decreasing gradually from 1 until it hits 0.
And, so since, it is decreasing gradually, logically, when you add all the terms together, the series must converge right?
how will harmonic series diverge?
But, my logic is this:
[tex]\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} 1/n = 0[/tex]
and the elements in the harmonic series are decreasing gradually from 1 until it hits 0.
And, so since, it is decreasing gradually, logically, when you add all the terms together, the series must converge right?
how will harmonic series diverge?
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