Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 54

Answer

converges to $e^{-1}$

Work Step by Step

As we know that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1+\dfrac{x}{n})^{n}=e^x$ when $x \gt 0$ Let $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1-\dfrac{1}{n})^{n}$ This implies that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1-\dfrac{1}{n})^{n}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1+(-\dfrac{1}{n}))^{n}\implies a_n=e^{-1}$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=e^{-1}$ and {$a_n$} converges to $e^{-1}$.
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