Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 704: 7

Answer

The first five terms are $\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{6}, \frac{1}{24}, \frac{1}{120}, \frac{1}{720}.$

Work Step by Step

To find the first five terms of $a_n = \frac{1}{(n + 1)!}$, we must plug in $n=1, n=2, n=3, n=4$ and $n=5.$ Hence the first five terms are $\frac{1}{2!}, \frac{1}{3!}, \frac{1}{4!}, \frac{1}{5!}, \frac{1}{6!}$, i.e. $$\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{6}, \frac{1}{24}, \frac{1}{120}, \frac{1}{720}.$$
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