Using Ratio Test to Decide Convergent/Divergent

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Homework Statement



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The Attempt at a Solution



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I got that the limit goes to infinity using the Ratio Test and that would mean B. But I'm not 100% percent sure. Just looking for some to verify my answer if I'm correct or not.
 
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McAfee said:

Homework Statement



MS5Nt.jpg


The Attempt at a Solution



I got that the limit goes to infinity using the Ratio Test and that would mean B. But I'm not 100% percent sure. Just looking for some to verify my answer if I'm correct or not.
Your limit is wrong, because your ratio is wrong.

[itex]\displaystyle\frac{(n+2)!}{(n+3)!}=\frac{1}{n+3}[/itex]
 
SammyS said:
Your limit is wrong, because your ratio is wrong.

[itex]\displaystyle\frac{(n+2)!}{(n+3)!}=\frac{1}{n+3}[/itex]

Wow. I haven't used factorials in a while and forgot how they were used. Now looking at the problem I get L=0. That tells me that the series converges absolutely.

Thanks a lot. There are so many things is math to remember when solving a problem.