Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - 10.6 Polar Equations of Conics - Exercises 10.6 - Page 604: 62

Answer

Converges to $1$.

Work Step by Step

Consider $\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{k (k+1)}=\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{k }-\dfrac{1}{{(k+1)}}$ $\implies s_n=1-\dfrac{1}{n+1}$ $\implies \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1-\dfrac{1}{n+1}) \\ \implies \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n=1$ Further, $T_{2n+1}=T_{2n}+\dfrac{1}{n+1} \\ = (1-\dfrac{1}{n+1})+\dfrac{1}{n+1} \\=1$ Now, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1-\dfrac{1}{n+1}) \\=1$ This means that both series are convergent and they converge to $1$.
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