Calculating $sumlimits_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n} $












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I was able to prove this sum



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}$$



is convergent through the comparison test but I don't get how to find its sum.






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    @FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
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    What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
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    @Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
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    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






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    There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
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    – saulspatz
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






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    As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
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I was able to prove this sum



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}$$



is convergent through the comparison test but I don't get how to find its sum.






calculus sequences-and-series convergence summation







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    $begingroup$
    @FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Toby Mak
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:21








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    What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
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    – Zacky
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:22








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    @Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
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    – Daniel
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






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    $begingroup$
    There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
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    – saulspatz
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






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    As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
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    – GEdgar
    Dec 2 '18 at 1:14
















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I was able to prove this sum



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}$$



is convergent through the comparison test but I don't get how to find its sum.






calculus sequences-and-series convergence summation







share|cite|improve this question











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I was able to prove this sum



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}$$



is convergent through the comparison test but I don't get how to find its sum.






calculus sequences-and-series convergence summation




calculus sequences-and-series convergence summation






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    @FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Toby Mak
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:21








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
    $endgroup$
    – Zacky
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:22








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    @Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
    $endgroup$
    – Daniel
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
    $endgroup$
    – saulspatz
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






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    $begingroup$
    As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
    $endgroup$
    – GEdgar
    Dec 2 '18 at 1:14
















  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Toby Mak
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:21








  • 2




    $begingroup$
    What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
    $endgroup$
    – Zacky
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:22








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
    $endgroup$
    – Daniel
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
    $endgroup$
    – saulspatz
    Dec 2 '18 at 0:33






  • 3




    $begingroup$
    As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
    $endgroup$
    – GEdgar
    Dec 2 '18 at 1:14










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$begingroup$
@FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
$endgroup$
– Toby Mak
Dec 2 '18 at 0:21






$begingroup$
@FordDavis Ask your teacher about the question again. It's quite unlikely they expect for you to find the sum. Or maybe the question was $frac{1}{n3^n}$, which has a much nicer answer.
$endgroup$
– Toby Mak
Dec 2 '18 at 0:21






2




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$begingroup$
What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
$endgroup$
– Zacky
Dec 2 '18 at 0:22






$begingroup$
What about this one: Is there any non-zero function $f(n) $ such that $sum_{n=1}^infty frac{1} {f(n) +3^n}$ has an okay closed form?
$endgroup$
– Zacky
Dec 2 '18 at 0:22






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@Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
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– Daniel
Dec 2 '18 at 0:33




$begingroup$
@Zacky There are some trivial choices like $f(n) = 2^n - 3^n$.
$endgroup$
– Daniel
Dec 2 '18 at 0:33




1




1




$begingroup$
There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
$endgroup$
– saulspatz
Dec 2 '18 at 0:33




$begingroup$
There's something odd about this assignment. Part b) can be summed in closed form, but it takes techniques way beyond calc 2. Are you perhaps supposed to approximate the sums. I definitely second @TobyMak's advice: ask your teacher about it.
$endgroup$
– saulspatz
Dec 2 '18 at 0:33




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As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
$endgroup$
– GEdgar
Dec 2 '18 at 1:14






$begingroup$
As noted by Carl, this question already exists ... math.stackexchange.com/q/1672121/442 but even that has no answer in nearly 3 years. No answer = cannot mark this as a duplicate.
$endgroup$
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What we can obtain, also by hand, is a reasonable estimation for example by



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}approx 0.392<sum_{n=1}^3frac{{1}}{n+3^n}+sum_{n=4}^inftyfrac{{1}}{3^n}=$$$$=frac14+frac1{11}+frac1{30}+frac32-1-frac13-frac1{9}-frac1{27}approx 0.393$$






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    I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
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    – Ford Davis
    Dec 2 '18 at 2:40










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    @FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
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What we can obtain, also by hand, is a reasonable estimation for example by



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}approx 0.392<sum_{n=1}^3frac{{1}}{n+3^n}+sum_{n=4}^inftyfrac{{1}}{3^n}=$$$$=frac14+frac1{11}+frac1{30}+frac32-1-frac13-frac1{9}-frac1{27}approx 0.393$$






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    I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
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    – Ford Davis
    Dec 2 '18 at 2:40










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    @FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
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    – gimusi
    Dec 2 '18 at 9:13
















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What we can obtain, also by hand, is a reasonable estimation for example by



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}approx 0.392<sum_{n=1}^3frac{{1}}{n+3^n}+sum_{n=4}^inftyfrac{{1}}{3^n}=$$$$=frac14+frac1{11}+frac1{30}+frac32-1-frac13-frac1{9}-frac1{27}approx 0.393$$






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  • $begingroup$
    I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
    $endgroup$
    – Ford Davis
    Dec 2 '18 at 2:40










  • $begingroup$
    @FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
    $endgroup$
    – gimusi
    Dec 2 '18 at 9:13














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What we can obtain, also by hand, is a reasonable estimation for example by



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}approx 0.392<sum_{n=1}^3frac{{1}}{n+3^n}+sum_{n=4}^inftyfrac{{1}}{3^n}=$$$$=frac14+frac1{11}+frac1{30}+frac32-1-frac13-frac1{9}-frac1{27}approx 0.393$$






share|cite|improve this answer











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What we can obtain, also by hand, is a reasonable estimation for example by



$$sum_{n=1}^inftyfrac{{1}}{n+3^n}approx 0.392<sum_{n=1}^3frac{{1}}{n+3^n}+sum_{n=4}^inftyfrac{{1}}{3^n}=$$$$=frac14+frac1{11}+frac1{30}+frac32-1-frac13-frac1{9}-frac1{27}approx 0.393$$







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    I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
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    – Ford Davis
    Dec 2 '18 at 2:40










  • $begingroup$
    @FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
    $endgroup$
    – gimusi
    Dec 2 '18 at 9:13


















  • $begingroup$
    I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
    $endgroup$
    – Ford Davis
    Dec 2 '18 at 2:40










  • $begingroup$
    @FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
    $endgroup$
    – gimusi
    Dec 2 '18 at 9:13
















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I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
$endgroup$
– Ford Davis
Dec 2 '18 at 2:40




$begingroup$
I dont remember us going over approximating the sum, but this might be what she wanted. Thanks for your help.
$endgroup$
– Ford Davis
Dec 2 '18 at 2:40












$begingroup$
@FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
$endgroup$
– gimusi
Dec 2 '18 at 9:13




$begingroup$
@FordDavis Yes indeed in that case seems convenient use the fact that $3^n$ is larger than $n$ also for $n$ small to obtain a god estimation for the series.
$endgroup$
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