Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises 10.2 - Page 580: 44

Answer

$1$

Work Step by Step

Consider $a_n=\dfrac{2n+1}{n^2(n+1)^2}=[\dfrac{1}{n^2}-\dfrac{1}{(n+1)^2}]$ The Nth partial sums are: $ s_n=(1-\dfrac{1}{4})+(\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{9})+...[\dfrac{1}{n^2}-\dfrac{1}{(n+1)^2}]=1-\dfrac{1}{(n+1)^2}$ Hence, we have $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (1)-\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\dfrac{1}{(n+1)^2}=1-0=1$
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