Advanced Placement (AP) · Mathematics
10.4 The integral test (BC)
Why it matters
If the terms come from a positive, decreasing function, the series and the matching improper integral are like a staircase and a ramp — they rise together, so they converge or diverge together.
Advanced20m readingPrerequisite: 10.3 The nth-term test for divergence (BC)
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