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Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series

Ratio Test for Convergence

Decide whether a series converges by finding the limit of the ratio of consecutive terms, the test built for factorials and exponentials.

Topic 10.8 · 6 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Series that end up behaving like geometric series
  2. 02Why tells you nothing
  3. 03Simplifying the ratio
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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