Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 735: 24

Answer

$1.0000, 2.5000, 1.6667, 2.2500, 1.8000, 2.1667, 1.8571, 2.1250, 1.8889, 2.1000$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}a_n=2$

Work Step by Step

It is given a sequence formulated by $a_n=2+\frac{(-1)^n}{n}$. Substituting $n$ from 1 to 10, we get the first ten terms of the sequence: $1.0000, 2.5000, 1.6667, 2.2500, 1.8000, 2.1667, 1.8571, 2.1250, 1.8889, 2.1000$ Using these terms, the sequence appears to have a limit. Calculate the limit: $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}a_n=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}2+\frac{(-1)^n}{n}$ $=2+0$ $=2$ So, the limit of the sequence is $2$.
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