Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.7 - Power Series - Exercises 10.7 - Page 613: 40

Answer

$e$

Work Step by Step

Let us apply the Root Test to the given series. In order to find the radius of convergence, we have: $l=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} |a_n|^{(1/n)}=|x| \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (\dfrac{n}{n+1})^n \\=|x| \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{1}{e} \\=\dfrac{1}{e}|x|$ So, $\dfrac{1}{e}|x| \lt 1$ and $|x| \lt e$ Thus, the radius of convergence is: $e$
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