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OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

Determine the limit of the sequence..

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

\[b _{n} = 3n+1/2n+4 \] using the Theorem \[\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} a _{n} = \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} f(x)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

infinity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it (3n+1)/2n + 4??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it is then the answer is 5.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or is it (3n+1)/(2n+4) if it is that the answer is 3/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

choose...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I would put money on it being the second one

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

no parenthesis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

none anywhere? then its infinity

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

even by using the theorem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ive used the theorem

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

hmm okay . what about \[b_{n} = (-1)^{2n+1}\]

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

..-1^infty

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= - 1 x (-1)^2n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=-1 for all n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

raising anything to a even power is positive

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

isn't it odd?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well, should be "for all integer n's"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, (2n) is an even number

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

oh.. so you disregard the 1 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no :|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^(a+b) = (x^a)(x^b)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so \[(-1)^{2n+1} = (-1)^{2n} (-1)^1 = - (-1)^{2n}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and -1 to an even integer power is +1so (-1) x (1) = -1

OpenStudy (cherrilyn):

ahhhhhhh. thank you!

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