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 580: 43

Answer

$5$

Work Step by Step

Consider $a_n=\dfrac{40 n}{(2n-1)^2(2n+1)^2}=5[\dfrac{1}{(2n-1)^2}-\dfrac{1}{(2n+1)^2}]$ The nth partial sums are: $ s_n=5(\dfrac{1}{1^2}-\dfrac{1}{3^2}+\dfrac{1}{3^2}-\dfrac{1}{5^2}+\dfrac{1}{5^2}+.....+\dfrac{1}{(2n-1)^2}-\dfrac{1}{(2n+1)^2})=[5(1-\dfrac{1}{(2n-1)^2})]$ Hence, we have $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n=5(\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}1-\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\dfrac{1}{(2n-1)^2})=5$
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