# The $\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}{{{n^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}$ series is absolutely convergent?

$$\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\frac{\sin(\sqrt n)}{n^{\frac{3}{2}}}$$ Let ${a_n} = \frac{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}{{{n^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}$, then, using the criterion of quotient I must prove that $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{{a_{n + 1}}}}{{{a_n}}}} \right|<1$, indeed: $$\begin{array}{l} \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{{a_{n + 1}}}}{{{a_n}}}} \right| = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} )}}{{{{(n + 1)}^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}}{{\frac{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}{{{n^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}}}} \right| = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} ) \cdot {n^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}{{{{(n + 1)}^{\frac{3}{2}}} \cdot \sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right|\\ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} ) \cdot {n^{\frac{3}{2}}}}}{{{{(n + 1)}^{\frac{3}{2}}} \cdot \sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right| = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} )}}{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right|{\left| {\frac{n}{{n + 1}}} \right|^{\frac{3}{2}}}\\ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} )}}{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right| \cdot \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {\left| {\frac{n}{{n + 1}}} \right|^{\frac{3}{2}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} )}}{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right| \cdot (1)\\ = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left| {\frac{{\sin (\sqrt {n + 1} )}}{{\sin (\sqrt n )}}} \right| \end{array}$$ then I stay stagnant.

How I can know if this limit is $\geq1$ or $< 1?$

• You don't need to work so hard. Just use the fact that $|\sin(\sqrt{n})| \leq 1$ – Prahlad Vaidyanathan Dec 3 '13 at 8:22
• Do you really want to start at $n=0$? – mrf Dec 3 '13 at 8:25
• That last limit that gives you trouble probably doesn't exist. So don't use the criterion of quotient, just use the upper bound from Prahlad's comment. – Dan Shved Dec 3 '13 at 8:25
• If that limit is $=1$ then you don't know anything about convergence. Only if $\neq 1$ you know something. – Cortizol Dec 3 '13 at 8:29
• @mrf Sorry, the series star at $n=1$, I was wrong typing – mathsalomon Dec 3 '13 at 8:33

Let us take absolute series of given series, ie.$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty |\frac {\sin \sqrt n}{n^{3/2}}|$$.since we know $|\frac {\sin \sqrt n}{n^{3/2}}|$$\leq |\frac {1}{n^{3/2}}|.But \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} |\frac {1}{n^{3/2}}| is converging.Hence by comparison theorem, \sum_{n=1}^\infty |\frac {\sin \sqrt n}{n^{3/2}}| converges.Since absolute series conveges,so the given series converges...$$$\$ Hence proved