Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 11 - Infinite Series - 11.1 Sequences - Exercises - Page 538: 58

Answer

$\left\{ {{b_n}} \right\}$ diverges.

Work Step by Step

We write ${b_n} = \frac{{n!}}{{{\pi ^n}}}$ as a product of $n$ factors: $\frac{{n!}}{{{\pi ^n}}} = \frac{1}{\pi }\cdot\frac{2}{\pi }\cdot...\cdot\frac{n}{\pi }$. By (iv) of Theorem 2 we get $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \frac{{n!}}{{{\pi ^n}}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \left( {\frac{1}{\pi }\cdot\frac{2}{\pi }\cdot...\cdot\frac{n}{\pi }} \right) = \frac{1}{\pi }\cdot\frac{2}{\pi }\cdot...\cdot\frac{1}{\pi }\left( {\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } n} \right)$. Since the sequence $\left\{ n \right\}$ diverges, so $\left\{ {{b_n}} \right\}$ diverges.
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