Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 570: 92

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

Given: $a_{n+1}=\dfrac{a_n+6}{a_n+2}$ and $a_1=-1$ Suppose $l=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n$; $l=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}a_{n+1}=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\dfrac{a_n+6}{a_n+2}$ Thus, $l=\dfrac{l+6}{l+2}$ or, $l^2+l-6=0 \implies (l+3)(l-2)=0$ Then, $l=-3 $ or, $2$ As per the Principle of Mathematical Induction $a_n \geq 0$ for $n\geq 1$, this means that $ l \geq 0$. Thus, the limit of the sequence is $l=2$.
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