Why does sum(1/n) diverge but sum(1/n^2) converge?

Sum(1/n) is shown to converge by bracketing the series correctly and then comparing it with a series we know diverges. Sum(1/n^2) can be shown to converge via the integral test (using y=1/x^2), where the integral will be bigger than the series.

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