Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 569: 29

Answer

$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=-1 $ and {$a_n$} is convergent.

Work Step by Step

Let $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1-2n}{1+2n}$ Then, $ \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1-2n}{1+2n}= \dfrac{\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{1}{n}-2)}{\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{1}{n}+2)}$ This implies, we have $\dfrac{\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1}{n}- \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} 2}{\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1}{n}+\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} 2}=\dfrac{0-2}{0+2}=-1$ Hence, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=-1 $ and {$a_n$} is convergent.
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