IMC 1997 · Problem 3

Day 24th IMC · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Statement

Show that ∑n=1∞(−1)n−1sin⁡(log⁡n)nα\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^{n-1} \sin(\log n)}{n^{\alpha}} converges if and only if α>0\alpha > 0.

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