Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 571: 123

Answer

$\{a_{n}\}$ is convergent.

Work Step by Step

$ a_{n}=4+(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4})^{n}\geq 4\quad$ ... bounded below by $4$. $(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4})^{n}$is the greatest when n is the smallest (n=1) $\{a_{n}\}$ is bounded above by $4+\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}$ $\{a_{n}\}$ is bounded. If we can show that it is monotonic, we can apply Th.6. \begin{align*} a_{n+1}-a_{n}&=4+(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4})^{n+1}-(4+(\frac{3}{4})^{n}) \\ & =(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4})^{n+1}-(\frac{3}{4})^{n}\\ & =(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4})^{n}(\frac{3}{4}-1)\leq 0\\ a_{n+1}&\leq a_{n} \\ \end{align*} $\{a_{n}\}$ is nonincreasing, that is, monotonic. Th.6 applies. $\{a_{n}\}$ is convergent.
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