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Test the given series for convergence.

k=21k ln k\sum_{k=2}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k\ ln\ k}

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Since f(x)=1xlnxf(x)=\dfrac{1}{x\ln x} is a continuous, positive and decreasing function for x2x\geq2, then we can apply the integral test to test the convergence of the series k=21klnk\displaystyle\sum_{k=2}^\infty\dfrac{1}{k\ln k}.

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