Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 44

Answer

Limit Does Not Exist(divergent)

Work Step by Step

Let $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} n\pi \cos (n \pi)$ Since, $\cos (n \pi)=\pm 1$; value depends on the value of $n$ This implies that, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} n\pi \cos (n \pi)= n\pi (-1)^n$ Hence, the Limit Does Not Exist(divergent)
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