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Let
f
f
f
be a continuous, positive, decreasing function on
[
1
,
∞
)
[1,\infty)
[
1
,
∞
)
for which
∫
1
∞
f
(
x
)
d
x
\displaystyle\int_{1}^{\infty} f(x)\,dx
∫
1
∞
f
(
x
)
d
x
converges. Write an inequality that gives lower and upper bounds for the series
∑
n
=
1
∞
f
(
n
)
\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f(n)
n
=
1
∑
∞
f
(
n
)
in terms of
f
(
1
)
f(1)
f
(
1
)
and the improper integral.
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