What did i do wrong? Ratio and comparison test question?

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Homework Statement



The summation of n/lnn from n=1 to infinity

Homework Equations



Ratio and Comparison test


The Attempt at a Solution



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Alright so the way labeled "right way" on the picture is the right way according to the book but isn't the way I did with the ratio test right also? What did i do wrong?
 
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ln (n+1) / ln (n) isn't ln(1), in the limit or otherwise.
 
Oh man, I got to brush up on my logarithm rules... Anyway thanks for answerin my question, it has been a big help.
 
Apply the divergence test directly. take limit n->(infinity) n/lnn. I doubt that goes to zero!