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Licemer1 [7]
3 years ago
13

Suppose a1=12−12,a2=23−13,a3=34−14,a4=45−15,a5=56−16. a) Find an explicit formula for an: . b) Determine whether the sequence is

convergent or divergent: . (Enter "convergent" or "divergent" as appropriate.)
Mathematics
1 answer:
lorasvet [3.4K]3 years ago
4 0

I'm going to assume you meant to write fractions (because if a_n are all non-negative integers, the series would clearly diverge), so that

a_1=\dfrac12-\dfrac12

a_2=\dfrac23-\dfrac13

a_3=\dfrac34-\dfrac14

and so on.

a. If the pattern continues as above, we would have the general term

a_n=\dfrac n{n+1}-\dfrac1{n+1}=\dfrac{n-1}{n+1}

b. Note that we can write a_n as

a_n=\dfrac{n-1}{n+1}=\dfrac{n+1-2}{n+1}=1-\dfrac2{n+1}

The series diverges by comparison to the divergent series

\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac1n

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