Determine Which Series Is Convergent $- \frac { 2 } { 7 } + \frac { 3 } { 8 } - \frac { 4 } { 9 } + \frac { 5 } { 10 } - \frac { 6 } { 11 } - \ldots$

question 43

Multiple Choice

Determine which series is convergent.

• A)
• \(- \frac { 2 } { 7 } + \frac { 3 } { 8 } - \frac { 4 } { 9 } + \frac { 5 } { 10 } - \frac { 6 } { 11 } - \ldots\)
• B)
• \(\frac { 4 } { 3 } - \frac { 4 } { 4 } + \frac { 4 } { 5 } - \frac { 4 } { 6 } + \frac { 4 } { 7 } - \ldots\)

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