Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises 10.2 - Page 579: 35

Answer

$1-\dfrac{1}{n}$. and sum $=1$

Work Step by Step

Consider $ \Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n=\Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{n}-\dfrac{1}{n+1})$ and $s_n= 1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-.....+\dfrac{1}{n-1}-\dfrac{1}{n}=1-\dfrac{1}{n}$ So, we get the nth partial sums is $(1-\dfrac{1}{n})$. We can see that when $n \to \infty$ then $s_n \to 1$ . Thus, the series converges. Sum is equal to $(1-\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\dfrac{1}{n})=1-0=1$.
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