Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 80

Answer

converges to $5$

Work Step by Step

Since, $ \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} x^{1/n}=1$ when $x \gt 0$ Let $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (3^n +5^n)^{1/n}$ This implies that $ 5 \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} [(\dfrac{3}{5})^n+1]^n=5(1)=1$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=5$ and {$a_n$} converges to $5$.
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