Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.2 Sequences - 8.2 Exercises - Page 617: 68

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

We are given the sequence: $\left\{\dfrac{e^{n/10}}{2^n}\right\}$ Let $a_n=e^{n/10}$ and $b_n=2^n$. We have to compare $a_n$ and $b_n$. $e^{n/10}=(e^{1/10})^n\approx 1.11^n\ll 2^n$ As $e^{n/10} \ll 2^n$, we have: $a_n\ll b_n$. Because $a_n$ appears before $b_n$ in the list of growth rates, using Theorem 8.6, we get: $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{a_n}{b_n}=0$
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