Does the following series converge?

Does the following series converge ?

$$1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{4}}+…+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}+\ldots$$

Let, $u_{n}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$

$\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}{u_{n}}=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$

$\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}{u_{n}}= 0$

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$$\sum_{n = 1}^\infty \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} = \sum_{n = 1}^\infty \frac 1{n^{(1/2)}}$$

By the $p-\text{series test},\;$ if the exponent $p$ of $n$ in the denominator is $p \leq 1$, the series diverges. Here, that exponent $p = 1/2 \lt 1$, hence, the series diverges.

$1+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{3}+\cdot\cdot\cdot+\dfrac{1}{n}$ is diverges when $n\to\infty$, $\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}>\dfrac{1}{n}$, so the series is diverges when $n\to\infty$.

Hint: Use the integral test,

$$\int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} dx.$$

Added: Here is the main result.

Theorem: Suppose $f$ is continuous, positive, decreasing function on $[1,\infty)$ and let $a_n=f(n)$. Then

$(a)$ if $\int_{1}^{\infty}f(x) dx$ is convergent, then $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n$ is convergent.

$(b)$ if $\int_{1}^{\infty}f(x) dx$ is divergent, then $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n$ is divergent.

Note: Now, you can see, for any series of the form $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{n^p}$, we can find the condition on $p$ for which the series converges or diverges by considering the integral

$$\int_{1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{x^p} dx.$$

This series diverges from the $p$-test. If you’re unfamiliar with this approach to the problem, check this link: http://www.sosmath.com/calculus/improper/testconv/testconv.html. This is a more elementary method. Rather than using the integral test like Sean Gomes suggested.

No.

In general, the $n$-th term of a sequence tending to zero just not imply that the corresponding infinite series converges.

One way of proving divergence in this example is by using the integral test.

General purpose tests are really useful for such problems (and there are answers with those).

Here is a different way of proving divergence.

$$\sqrt{k+1} – \sqrt{k} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{k+1} + \sqrt{k}} \le \frac{1}{2\sqrt{k}}$$

Thus

$$\sqrt{n+1} – 1 = \sum_{k=1}^{n} (\sqrt{k+1} – \sqrt{k}) \le \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{2\sqrt{n}}$$

and so

$$\sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} \ge 2(\sqrt{n+1} – 1)$$