Quiz 10.1


Question:

Determine if \( a_n=\frac{n+(-1)^n}{n} \) converges or diverges


Solution:

\( \frac{n-1}{n} \leq \frac{n+(-1)^n}{n} \leq \frac{n+1}{n} \)

And

\( \lim \limits _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{n-1}{n} =\lim \limits _{n \rightarrow \infty} 1 - \frac{1}{n}=1 \)

Likewise

\( \lim \limits _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{n+1}{n} =\lim \limits _{n \rightarrow \infty} 1 + \frac{1}{n}=1 \)

Therefore,

\( \lim \limits _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{n+(-1)^n}{n} =1 \) by Sandwich Thm.

Therefore \( a_n= \frac{n+(-1)^n}{n} \) converges.
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