Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises 10.2 - Page 579: 6

Answer

$5$

Work Step by Step

Consider $a_n=\dfrac{5}{n(n+1)}$ or, $a_n=\dfrac{5}{n}-\dfrac{5}{n+1}$ Formula to calculate the Nth partial sum of a geometric series is $s_n=\dfrac{a(1-r^n)}{1-r}$ Formula to calculate the Sum of a geometric series can be found as: $S=\dfrac{a}{1-r}$ Now, we have, $s_n= (5-\dfrac{5}{2})-(\dfrac{5}{2}-\dfrac{5}{3})+....(\dfrac{5}{n}-\dfrac{5}{n+1})=[5-\dfrac{5}{n+1}]$ Also,$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n=5$
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