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OpenStudy (cherrilyn):
Determine the limit of the sequence..
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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OpenStudy (cherrilyn):
ahhhhhhh. thank you!