University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - Exercises - Page 487: 33

Answer

$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=\infty $ and {$a_n$} is divergent.

Work Step by Step

Consider $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{n^2-2n+1}{n-1}$ $= \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \dfrac{(n-1)^2}{n-1}$ $=\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} (n-1)$ $=\infty$ Thus, $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} a_n=\infty $ and {$a_n$} is divergent.
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