Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.2 Sequences - 8.2 Exercises - Page 616: 26

Answer

$e^{-4}$

Work Step by Step

We are given the sequence: $\left\{\left(1-\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{n}\right\}$ Rewrite the general term of the sequence as: $\left(1-\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{n}=\left(\left(\left(1+(\dfrac{1}{-\frac{n}{4}})\right)^{-n/4}\right)^{-4/n}\right)^n$ Now, we will use the fact that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(1+\dfrac{1}{n}\right)^n=e$ to compute the limit of the given sequence to obtain: $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(1-\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{n}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(\left(\left(1+(\dfrac{1}{-\frac{n}{4}})\right)^{-n/4}\right)^{-4/n}\right)^n$ or, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left(1-\dfrac{4}{n}\right)^{n}=e^{\frac{-4}{n} (n)}=e^{-4}$
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