Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 43

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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