Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 78

Answer

converges to $0$

Work Step by Step

Consider $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} n (1-\dfrac{1}{n})$ But $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} n (1-\dfrac{1}{n})=\dfrac{0}{0}$ This shows that the limit has an Indeterminate form, so we will use L-Hospital's rule. This implies that $ \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{\sin (1/n) \cdot (1/n^2)}{(1/n^2)}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \sin (1/n)$ and $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \sin (\dfrac{1}{n})=0$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=0$ and {$a_n$} converges to $0$.
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