Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 39

Answer

$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=0$ and {$a_n$} is convergent.

Work Step by Step

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