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Convergence of Alternating Series

In Probability,

n=1(1)nan\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} {(-1)^n a_n}

Check for two things:

  • akak+1, kZa_k \geq a_{k+1}, ~ \forall k \in \mathbb{Z}
  • limnan=0\lim_{n \to \infty} a_n = 0

If both of them are true, then the series converges.