Which Convergence Test to Use for ∑(k(k+2))/(k+3)^2 in Calculus?

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∑(k(k+2))/(k+3)^2 I honestly have no idea where to start with this I was going to try a ratio test but I wasn't sure if it would be (k+1)(k+3)/(k+4)2*(k+3)2/(k(k+2)

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What is the limit as k goes to infinity of

\frac{k(k+2)}{(k+3)^{2}} ?

What does this tell you?
 
Big Hint: Going off of what Dunkle said, use Divergence Test.
 
Yea I was trying my hardest to make this problem way harder than it needed to be. Thanks a lot for your help.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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