Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 736: 65

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{4}$.

Work Step by Step

Using the graph of the sequence, the value of $n$ approaches to $0.785$ as $n$ becomes larger. We know $0.785\approx \frac{\pi}{4}$. So, the sequence is convergent and we guess that the value of limit is $\frac{\pi}{4}$. Now we give the prove: $$\begin{aligned} &\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\arctan\left(\frac{n^2}{n^2+1}\right)\\ &=\arctan\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{n^2}{n^2+1}\\ &=\arctan 1\\ &=\frac{\pi}{4}. \end{aligned}$$
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