Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Infinite Sequences and Series - 11.1 Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 744: 48

Answer

Converges to $1$

Work Step by Step

Given: $a_n=\sqrt[n] n$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}a_n=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\sqrt[n] n$ Let $x=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty }\sqrt[n] n=n^{1/n}$ Take natural logarithmic to both sides. $lnx=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty }n^{1/n}$ $lnx=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{lnn}{n}$ Use L-Hospital's Rule. $lnx=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{1/n}{1}$ $lnx=0$ Raise the power to base $e$ $e^{lnx}=e^{0}$ $x=1$ Hence, the sequence converges to $1$.
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