Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.3 Infinite Series - 8.3 Exercises - Page 623: 58

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have the sum $S$ is the limit of the sequence of partial sums which is equal to: $S_n=\Sigma_{k=0}^{n-1}\dfrac{1}{(3k+1)(3k+4)} =\dfrac{1}{3}\Sigma_{k=0}^{n-1} (\dfrac{1}{(3k+1)} -\dfrac{1}{(3k+4)} )$ Next, we have: $S_n=\dfrac{1}{3}\Sigma_{k=0}^{n-1} (\dfrac{1}{(3k+1)} -\dfrac{1}{(3k+4)} )\\=\dfrac{1}{3} [(1-\dfrac{1}{4})+(\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{7})+......+(\dfrac{1}{3n-2}-\dfrac{1}{3n+1})]\\=\dfrac{1}{3}(1-\dfrac{1}{3n+1})$ Because for all $n \gt 0$ , $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty} x^{-n}=0$ and $\lim\limits_{x \to -\infty} x^{n}=\infty$ Thus, $S=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} S_n=\dfrac{1}{3}(1-0)=\dfrac{1}{3}$
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