Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 71

Answer

converges to $x$

Work Step by Step

As we know that when $x \gt 0$, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1+\dfrac{x}{n})^{n}=e^x$ Let $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{x^n}{2n+1})^{1/n}$ This implies that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{x^n}{2n+1})^{1/n}$ and $a_n= (x) \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{1}{2n+1})^{1/n}=(x) \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} e^{1/n} \ln (\dfrac{1}{2n+1})$ and $(x)(e^{0})=x$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=x$ and {$a_n$} converges to $x$.
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