University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Infinite Series - Exercises - Page 497: 5

Answer

$\dfrac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Here $a_n=\dfrac{1}{(n+1)(n+2)}$ or, it can be re-written as: $a_n=\dfrac{1}{(n+1)}-\dfrac{1}{(n+2)}$ The Nth partial sum of a geometric series can be found as: $s_n=\dfrac{a(1-r^n)}{1-r}$ The sum of a geometric series can be found as: $S=\dfrac{a}{1-r}$ Thus, $s_n= (\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3})+(\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4})+....(\dfrac{1}{(n+1)}-\dfrac{1}{(n+2)})$ and $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} s_n=\dfrac{1}{2}$
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