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Infinite Sequences and Series · Medium problem

A feedback controller's total correction over all rounds is modeled by the infinite series ∑n=1∞(−1)n+1(1/k)nn\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n+1}\dfrac{(1/k)^n}{n}, for a positive integer kk (this is the Maclaurin series for ln⁡(1+x)\ln(1+x) at x=1kx=\dfrac1k). If the total correction equals exactly ln⁡ ⁣(54)\ln\!\left(\dfrac54\right), find kk.