009C Sample Midterm 2, Problem 1

Evaluate:

a) $\lim _{n\rightarrow \infty }{\frac {1}{{\big (}{\frac {n-4}{n}}{\big )}^{n}}}$

b) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{2} \bigg(\frac{1}{4}\bigg)^{n-1} }

Foundations:
Sum formula for geometric series

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:

Step 2:

(b)

Step 1:
First, we not that this is a geometric series with Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r=\frac{1}{4}.}
Since Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle |r|=\frac{1}{4}<1,}
this series converges.

Step 2:
Now, we need to find the sum of this series.
The first term of the series is Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle a_1=\frac{1}{2}.}
Hence, the sum of the series is
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\frac{a_1}{1-r}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{1-\frac{1}{4}}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)}{\big(\frac{3}{4}\big)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{2}{3}} \end{array}}

Final Answer:
(a)
(b)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}}

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