Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.1 Sequences - Exercises Set 9.1 - Page 605: 16

Answer

First five terms are: $0.5, 0.5,0.375, 0.25, 0.15625$ Converges to $0$.

Work Step by Step

Plugging $n = {1,2,3,4,5}$ in $\dfrac{n}{2^n}$. $\implies n=1$: $\dfrac{1}{2^1} =0.5$ $\implies n=2$: $\dfrac{2}{2^2} =0.5$ $\implies n=3$: $\dfrac{3}{2^3} =0.375$ $\implies n=4$: $\dfrac{4}{2^4} =0.25$ $\implies n=5$: $\dfrac{5}{2^5} =0.15625$ We see that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{n}{2^n}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1}{2^n \ln (2)}\\=\dfrac{1}{\infty}\\=0$ Therefore, the given series converges to $0$.
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