Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.1 An Overview - 8.1 Exercises - Page 606: 74

Answer

a) First four terms: $1,3,6,10$ b) Limit doesn't exist

Work Step by Step

$$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} k$$ Part A) $a_1 = 1$ $a_2 = 1 + 2 = 3$ $a_3 = 3 + 3 = 6$ $a_4 = 6 + 4 = 10$ Part B) Limit doesn't exist because sum seems to be increasing without a limit as $k$ increases.
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