Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.2 Sequences - 8.2 Exercises - Page 616: 22

Answer

$e^{12}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the sequence: $\left\{\left(1+\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{3n}\right\}$ Rewrite the general term of the sequence: $\left(1+\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{3n}=\left(\left(1+\dfrac{1}{\frac{n}{4}}\right)^{n/4}\right)^{12}$ Use the fact that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(1+\dfrac{1}{n}\right)^n=e$ to determine the limit of the given sequence: $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(\left(1+\dfrac{1}{\frac{n}{4}}\right)^{n/4}\right)^{12}=\left(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(1+\dfrac{1}{\frac{n}{4}}\right)^{n/4}\right)^{12}=e^{12}$
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