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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
Since <math>\sum_{1 \to \infty}\dfrac{5^n+n}{n} = \sum_{1 \to \infty}\left(1+\frac{5^n}{n}\right)</math>, the sum diverges, since the sum is always greater than the index, due to constant 1.
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Since <math>\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{5^n+n}{n} = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(1+\frac{5^n}{n}\right)</math>, the sum diverges, since the sum is always greater than the index, due to constant 1.
 
 
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AoPSWiki:Problem of the Day/August 3, 2011

Solution

Since $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\dfrac{5^n+n}{n} = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(1+\frac{5^n}{n}\right)$, the sum diverges, since the sum is always greater than the index, due to constant 1.