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How do I test for convergence of $\sum\limits_{n = 2}^{\infty} \frac{\log(n)}{n \sqrt{n + 1}}$

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I was trying to solve this problem.

Test $\sum\limits_{n = 2}^{\infty} \frac{\log(n)}{n \sqrt{n + 1}}$ forconvergence or divergence .

But I couldn't quite make a lot of progress. Here's what I tried.

  • I tried applying integral test $\int_{2}^{\infty} \frac{\log(x)}{x \sqrt{x + 1}}dx$ and proving that this series is bounded but I couldn't solve the integral.
  • The next thing that I thought of was applying the direct comparison test where $\frac{\log(n)}{n \sqrt{n + 1}} < \frac{\log(n)}{n}$. I tried figuring out the convergence of $\sum\limits_{n = 2}^{\infty}\frac{\log(n)}{n}$ but this series diverges.
  • Next I again tried applying direct comparison test with $\frac{\log(n)}{n \sqrt{n + 1}} < \frac{\log(n)}{\sqrt{n+ 1}}$ and tried applying integral test for $\sum\limits_{n = 2}^{\infty} \frac{\log(n)}{\sqrt{n+ 1}}$ but while solving for this integral using integration by-parts technique I could see that this series is also divergent.

Can anyone help me out with this problem? Preferably using only direct comparison test, limit comparison test, and integral test.

Thanks!


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