Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 569: 24

Answer

$a_{n}=\displaystyle \frac{n^{3}}{5^{n+1}}, \quad n=1,2,3...$

Work Step by Step

Observe numerators and denominators separately, as sequences. Annotate $a_{n}=\displaystyle \frac{A_{n}}{B_{n}}$ The numerators are cubes of natural numbers, $1^{3},2^{3},3^{3},4^{3}...\qquad A_{n}=n^{3}$ The denominators are powers of 5, $25=5^{2}\qquad(5^{n+1}$ when n=$1)$ $125=5^{3}\qquad(5^{n+1}$ when n=$2$ $625=5^{4}\qquad(5^{n+1}$ when n=$3)$ $3125=5^{5}\qquad(5^{n+1}$ when n=$4)$ etc. Thus, $B_{n}=5^{n+1},$ and $a_{n}=\displaystyle \frac{n^{3}}{5^{n+1}}, \quad n=1,2,3...$
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