Chapter 9: Problem 53
Write each repeating decimal first as a geometric series and then as a fraction (a ratio of two integers). $$0.00 \overline{952}=0.00952952 \ldots$$
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Chapter 9: Problem 53
Write each repeating decimal first as a geometric series and then as a fraction (a ratio of two integers). $$0.00 \overline{952}=0.00952952 \ldots$$
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Convergence parameter Find the values of the parameter \(p>0\) for which the following series converge. $$\sum_{k=2}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k \ln k(\ln \ln k)^{p}}$$
Consider the expression \(\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\cdots}}}},\) where the process continues indefinitely. a. Show that this expression can be built in steps using. the recurrence relation \(a_{0}=1, a_{n+1}=\sqrt{1+a_{n}},\) for \(n=0,1,2,3, \ldots .\) Explain why the value of the expression can be interpreted as \(\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} a_{n}\). b. Evaluate the first five terms of the sequence \(\left\\{a_{n}\right\\}\). c. Estimate the limit of the sequence. Compare your estimate with \((1+\sqrt{5}) / 2,\) a number known as the golden mean. d. Assuming the limit exists, use the method of Example 5 to determine the limit exactly. e. Repeat the preceding analysis for the expression \(\sqrt{p+\sqrt{p+\sqrt{p+\sqrt{p+\cdots}}}}\) where \(p > 0 .\) Make a table showing the approximate value of this expression for various values of \(p .\) Does the expression seem to have a limit for all positive values of \(p ?\)
Evaluate the limit of the following sequences. $$a_{n}=\frac{4^{n}+5 n !}{n !+2^{n}}$$
A fishery manager knows that her fish population naturally increases at a rate of \(1.5 \%\) per month, while 80 fish are harvested each month. Let \(F_{n}\) be the fish population after the \(n\) th month, where \(F_{0}=4000\) fish. a. Write out the first five terms of the sequence \(\left\\{F_{n}\right\\}\). b. Find a recurrence relation that generates the sequence \(\left\\{F_{n}\right\\}\). c. Does the fish population decrease or increase in the long run? d. Determine whether the fish population decreases or increases in the long run if the initial population is 5500 fish. e. Determine the initial fish population \(F_{0}\) below which the population decreases.
Consider the following infinite series. a. Write out the first four terms of the sequence of partial sums. b. Estimate the limit of \(\left\\{S_{n}\right\\}\) or state that it does not exist. $$\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{k}$$
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