The Integral Test

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1. Determine if the following p-series converges or diverges.

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(a) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^4}\) (d) \(\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{16} + \frac{1}{25} + \cdots\)
(b) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{2}{\sqrt[3]{n^2}}\) (e) \(\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{4}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}} + \cdots\)
(c) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{\sqrt{3}}}\) (f) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt[\pi]{n^4}}\)

2. Use the Integral Test to determine if each of the following series converges or diverges.
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(a) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{1+n^2}\)
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(b) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{\sqrt[3]{n}+2}{n^2}\)
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(c) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n}{n^2+4}\)
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(d) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{\ln n}{n}\)
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(e) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n\ln n}\)
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(f) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} n^2 e^{-n^3}\)
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(g) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{e^{1/n}}{n^2}\)
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(h) \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=3}^{\infty} \frac{n^2}{e^n}\)
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