proof of integral test
Consider the function (see the definition of floor)
Clearly for , being non increasing we have
hence
Since the integral of and on is finite we notice that is integrable on if and only if is integrable on .
On the other hand is locally constant so
and hence for all
that is is integrable on if and only if is convergent![]()
.
But, again, is finite hence is integrable on if and only if is integrable on and also is finite so is convergent if and only if is convergent.