Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
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Chapter 9 - Inifnite Series - 9.1 Exercises - Page 592: 31

Answer

diverges; infinite oscillations

Work Step by Step

To determine if the sequence converges, take the limit as n approaches infinity for the sequence. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (-1)^{n}(\frac{n}{n+1})$ Since the limit of products is the product of the limits, $=(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(-1)^{n})(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac {n}{n+1})$ $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}(-1)^{n}$ oscillates between -1 and 1 infinitely, so no limit can be determined. Also, the limit as n approaches infinity for $\frac {n}{n+1}$ is 1. So, $1\times D.N.E.=D.N.E.$. Therefore, the limit doesn't exist at infinity and the sequence diverges.
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