Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
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Chapter 9 - Infinite Series - 9.1 Sequences - Exercises Set 9.1 - Page 605: 19

Answer

First five terms are: $0.36787944; 0.54134113; 0. 44808362; 0.29305022; 0.16844867$ Converges to $0$.

Work Step by Step

Plugging $n = {1,2,3,4,5}$ in $n^2 e^{-n}$. $\implies n=1$: $(1)^2 e^{-1}=0.36787944$ $\implies n=2$: $(2)^2 e^{-2}=0.54134113$ $\implies n=3$: $(3)^2 e^{-3}=0. 44808362$ $\implies n=4$: $(4)^2 e^{-4}=0.29305022$ $\implies n=5$: $(5)^2 e^{-5}=0.16844867$ We see that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} n^2 e^{-n}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{2n}{e^n}\\=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{2}{e^n}\\=\dfrac{2}{\infty}\\=0$ Therefore, the given series converges to $0$.
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